method

copy_entry

v1_8_7_72 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: FileUtils

copy_entry(src, dest, preserve = false, dereference_root = false, remove_destination = false) public

Copies a file system entry src to dest. If src is a directory, this method copies its contents recursively. This method preserves file types, c.f. symlink, directory… (FIFO, device files and etc. are not supported yet)

Both of src and dest must be a path name. src must exist, dest must not exist.

If preserve is true, this method preserves owner, group, permissions and modified time.

If dereference_root is true, this method dereference tree root.

If remove_destination is true, this method removes each destination file before copy.

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# File lib/fileutils.rb, line 447
  def copy_entry(src, dest, preserve = false, dereference_root = false, remove_destination = false)
    Entry_.new(src, nil, dereference_root).traverse do |ent|
      destent = Entry_.new(dest, ent.rel, false)
      File.unlink destent.path if remove_destination && File.file?(destent.path)
      ent.copy destent.path
      ent.copy_metadata destent.path if preserve
    end
  end

copy_entry

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