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title	id	weight	draft	author
file_copy	file_copy	70	false	people

NAME

file_copy

copy a file to another name/location

local df = require "lib/dtutils.file"
local result = df.file_copy(fromFile, toFile)

fromFile - string - name of file to copy from
toFile - string - name of file to copy to

copy a file using a succession of methods from operating system to a pure lua solution

result - boolean - nil on error, true on success