Name
copy
Synopsis
copy (source
, dest
[, buffsize
])
Description
Copies source to dest. Takes the following arguments:
- source
The source string, FileHandle reference, or FileHandle glob. If source is a filehandle, it is read from; if it’s a filename, the filehandle is opened for reading.
- dest
The destination string, FileHandle reference, or FileHandle glob. dest is created if necessary and written to.
- buffsize
Specifies the size of the buffer to be used for copying. Optional.
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