method

copy

Ruby latest stable (v2_5_5) - 1 note - Class: File

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Method deprecated or moved

This method is deprecated or moved on the latest stable version. The last existing version (v1_8_7_330) is shown here.

These similar methods exist in v2_5_5:

FileUtils::Entry_#copy
FileUtils#copy
Net::IMAP#copy
Net::HTTP#copy
OpenSSL::BN#copy
FileUtils#copy

copy(from, to, verbose = false) public

Copies a file from to to using #syscopy. If to is a directory, copies from to to/from. If verbose is true, from -> to is printed.

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# File lib/ftools.rb, line 87
  def copy(from, to, verbose = false)
    $stderr.print from, " -> ", catname(from, to), "\n" if verbose
    syscopy from, to
  end

March 3, 2010

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Deprecated in 1.9.x!

Use FileUtils::copy instead. It is also in 1.8.x, FileUtils, so call that one instead.

copy

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Method deprecated or moved

Deprecated in 1.9.x!