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copy_option Enumeration <filesystem>

 

An enumeration that is used with copy_file and determines behavior if a destination file already exists.

Syntax

enum class copy_options {    none = 0, skip_existing = 01,    overwrite_existing = 02, update_existing = 04,    recursive = 010,    copy_symlinks = 020, skip_symlinks = 040,    directories_only = 0100, create_symlinks = 0200,    create_hard_links = 0400    };

Members

Values

Name

Description

none

skip_existing

Do not copy if the file already exists.

overwrite_existing

Overwrite the file if it already exists.

update_existing

recursive

copy_symlinks

Copy symbolic links

skip_symlinks

directories_only

Only iterate over directories.

create_symlinks

create_hard_links

Requirements

Header: filesystem

Namespace: std::tr2::sys::copy_option

See Also

C++ Standard Library Header Files
<filesystem> (v3)