Re: how copy file on linux?

Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> writes:

(Followup set to comp.unix.programmer)
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On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:35:00 -0700, Keith Thompson wrote:

Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> writes:

How to copy a file on linux keeping the original file information?
timestamp etc?
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Or in other words the equivalent of CopyFileA from windows.

 
comp.unix.programmer is likely to give you better answers.  I don't
think POSIX defines any functions that copy files.

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No, AFAIK, POSIX doesn't define an "all-in-one" file copy function.
However, Linux (the OS Thiago asks about) defines a number of them.

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What file copy functions does Linux define?  I know there are plenty of
file copy *commands*, and those commands can be invoked from a C
program.  Is that what you meant?

(By "Linux", I presume we're referring to Linux-based OSs like Debian et
al, not to the kernel.  Trying not to trigger a discussion of "Linux"
vs. "GNU/Linux".)

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