18.4.0 released Sep 25, 2023
Copy file
Purpose: Copies one file to another.

copy-file <source file> to <target file> [ status [ define ] <status> ]

File <source file> is copied into <target file>, which is created if it does not exist.

Status can be obtained in <status> variable, which is VV_ERR_OPEN if cannot open source file, VV_ERR_CREATE if cannot create target file, VV_ERR_READ if cannot read source file, VV_ERR_WRITE if cannot write target file, or number of bytes copied (including 0) on success.
Examples
copy-file "/home/user/source_file" to "/home/user/target_file" status define st

See also
Files
close-file  
copy-file  
delete-file  
file-position  
file-storage  
file-uploading  
lock-file  
open-file  
read-file  
read-line  
rename-file  
stat-file  
temporary-file  
uniq-file  
unlock-file  
write-file    
See all
documentation

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