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1. C / ANSI-C
2. File
3. File Copy

Copy a file

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  FILE *from, *to;
  char ch;


  if(argc!=3) {
    printf("Usage: copy <source> <destination>\n");
    exit(1);
  }

  /* open source file */
  if((from = fopen(argv[1], "rb"))==NULL) {
    printf("Cannot open source file.\n");
    exit(1);
  }

  /* open destination file */
  if((to = fopen(argv[2], "wb"))==NULL) {
    printf("Cannot open destination file.\n");
    exit(1);
  }

  /* copy the file */
  while(!feof(from)) {
    ch = fgetc(from);
    if(ferror(from)) {
      printf("Error reading source file.\n");
      exit(1);
    }
    if(!feof(from)) fputc(ch, to);
    if(ferror(to)) {
      printf("Error writing destination file.\n");
      exit(1);
    }
  }

  if(fclose(from)==EOF) {
    printf("Error closing source file.\n");
    exit(1);
  }

  if(fclose(to)==EOF) {
    printf("Error closing destination file.\n");
    exit(1);
  }

  return 0;
}

           
       

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