Copy a file in a sane, safe and efficient way

Question

I search for a good way to copy a file (binary or text). I\'ve written several samples, everyone works. But I want hear the opinion of seasoned programmers.

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Answer 1

With C++17 the standard way to copy a file will be including the <filesystem> header and using:

bool copy_file( const std::filesystem::path& from,
                const std::filesystem::path& to);

bool copy_file( const std::filesystem::path& from,
                const std::filesystem::path& to,
                std::filesystem::copy_options options);

The first form is equivalent to the second one with copy_options::none used as options (see also copy_file).

The filesystem library was originally developed as boost.filesystem and finally merged to ISO C++ as of C++17.