Re: [Dev-C++] Cp vs. copy

[Per W. <pw...@ia...>]

Some - non-complete - notes about copy:

copy will preserve date/time of last write.
copy will modify date/time of last access
copy will modify date/time of file creation
copy will append archive flag
copy will remove read-only flag
copy will not even find system file
copy will not even find hidden file

In short - copy is inferior to cp.

Simple solution: Download a win32-compatible port of the cp command.

/Per W

On Tue, 17 May 2005, Alexsandro Meireles wrote:

> Hi, all!
>  I need to translate the system command cp -p to work with Windows.
>  Does anyone know if dos copy translate exactly what cp -p?
>  Syntax are as follows:
>  LINUX: system("cp -p $oldname $newname");
> WINDOWS: system("copy $oldname $newname");
>  I am not sure if copy can copy from one file to the other with EXACTLY the
> same attribute as -p does.
> Thanks in advance!
>  Best,
>
> --
> Alexsandro Meireles
>