method

copy

ruby latest stable - Class: File

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.

# 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

1Note

Deprecated in 1.9.x!

allen · Mar 2, 20103 thanks

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

copy

Method deprecated or moved

1Note

Deprecated in 1.9.x!

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