| use crate::io; |
| use crate::path::Path; |
| use crate::task::spawn_blocking; |
| use crate::utils::Context as _; |
| |
| /// Copies the contents and permissions of a file to a new location. |
| /// |
| /// On success, the total number of bytes copied is returned and equals the length of the `to` file |
| /// after this operation. |
| /// |
| /// The old contents of `to` will be overwritten. If `from` and `to` both point to the same file, |
| /// then the file will likely get truncated as a result of this operation. |
| /// |
| /// If you're working with open [`File`]s and want to copy contents through those types, use the |
| /// [`io::copy`] function. |
| /// |
| /// This function is an async version of [`std::fs::copy`]. |
| /// |
| /// [`File`]: struct.File.html |
| /// [`io::copy`]: ../io/fn.copy.html |
| /// [`std::fs::copy`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/fs/fn.copy.html |
| /// |
| /// # Errors |
| /// |
| /// An error will be returned in the following situations: |
| /// |
| /// * `from` does not point to an existing file. |
| /// * The current process lacks permissions to read `from` or write `to`. |
| /// * Some other I/O error occurred. |
| /// |
| /// # Examples |
| /// |
| /// ```no_run |
| /// # fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> { async_std::task::block_on(async { |
| /// # |
| /// use async_std::fs; |
| /// |
| /// let num_bytes = fs::copy("a.txt", "b.txt").await?; |
| /// # |
| /// # Ok(()) }) } |
| /// ``` |
| pub async fn copy<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(from: P, to: Q) -> io::Result<u64> { |
| let from = from.as_ref().to_owned(); |
| let to = to.as_ref().to_owned(); |
| spawn_blocking(move || { |
| std::fs::copy(&from, &to) |
| .context(|| format!("could not copy `{}` to `{}`", from.display(), to.display())) |
| }) |
| .await |
| } |