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FileCopy Method (String, String, Boolean, PathFormat)

[AlphaFS] Copies an existing file to a new file. Overwriting a file of the same name is allowed.

Namespace:  Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem
Assembly:  AlphaFS (in AlphaFS.dll) Version: 2.0
Syntax
public static void Copy(
	string sourceFileName,
	string destinationFileName,
	bool overwrite,
	PathFormat pathFormat
)

Parameters

sourceFileName
Type: SystemString
The file to copy.
destinationFileName
Type: SystemString
The name of the destination file. This cannot be a directory.
overwrite
Type: SystemBoolean
if the destination file should ignoring the read-only and hidden attributes and overwrite; otherwise, .
pathFormat
Type: Alphaleonis.Win32.FilesystemPathFormat
Indicates the format of the path parameter(s).
Exceptions
Remarks

The attributes of the original file are retained in the copied file.

Whenever possible, avoid using short file names (such as XXXXXX~1.XXX) with this method.

If two files have equivalent short file names then this method may fail and raise an exception and/or result in undesirable behavior.

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