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Function `std.file.copy`

Copy file from to file to. File timestamps are preserved. File attributes are preserved, if preserve equals PreserveAttributes.yes. On Windows only PreserveAttributes.yes (the default on Windows) is supported. If the target file exists, it is overwritten.

Prototype

void copy(RF, RT)(
  RF from,
  RT to,
  PreserveAttributes preserve = preserveAttributesDefault
)
if (isInputRange!RF && isSomeChar!(ElementEncodingType!RF) && isInputRange!RT && isSomeChar!(ElementEncodingType!RT));

Parameters

Name	Description
from	string or range of characters representing the existing file name
to	string or range of characters representing the target file name

Throws

FileException on error.

Authors

Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu, Jonathan M Davis

License

Boost License 1.0.