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import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

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 Derby - Class org.apache.derby.iapi.util.PropertyUtil

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public class Main {
  private static final int BUFFER_SIZE = 4096 * 4;

  /**
   * Copy a directory and all of its contents.
   */
  public static boolean copyDirectory(File from, File to) {
    return copyDirectory(from, to, (byte[]) null, (String[]) null);
  }

  public static boolean copyDirectory(String from, String to) {
    return copyDirectory(new File(from), new File(to));
  }

  /**
   * @param filter -
   *          array of names to not copy.
   */
  public static boolean copyDirectory(File from, File to, byte[] buffer, String[] filter) {
    //
    // System.out.println("copyDirectory("+from+","+to+")");

    if (from == null)
      return false;
    if (!from.exists())
      return true;
    if (!from.isDirectory())
      return false;

    if (to.exists()) {
      // System.out.println(to + " exists");
      return false;
    }
    if (!to.mkdirs()) {
      // System.out.println("can't make" + to);
      return false;
    }

    String[] list = from.list();

    // Some JVMs return null for File.list() when the
    // directory is empty.
    if (list != null) {

      if (buffer == null)
        buffer = new byte[BUFFER_SIZE]; // reuse this buffer to copy files

      nextFile: for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {

        String fileName = list[i];

        if (filter != null) {
          for (int j = 0; j < filter.length; j++) {
            if (fileName.equals(filter[j]))
              continue nextFile;
          }
        }

        File entry = new File(from, fileName);

        // System.out.println("\tcopying entry " + entry);

        if (entry.isDirectory()) {
          if (!copyDirectory(entry, new File(to, fileName), buffer, filter))
            return false;
        } else {
          if (!copyFile(entry, new File(to, fileName), buffer))
            return false;
        }
      }
    }
    return true;
  }

  public static boolean copyFile(File from, File to) {
    return copyFile(from, to, (byte[]) null);
  }

  public static boolean copyFile(File from, File to, byte[] buf) {
    if (buf == null)
      buf = new byte[BUFFER_SIZE];

    //
    // System.out.println("Copy file ("+from+","+to+")");
    FileInputStream from_s = null;
    FileOutputStream to_s = null;

    try {
      from_s = new FileInputStream(from);
      to_s = new FileOutputStream(to);

      for (int bytesRead = from_s.read(buf); bytesRead != -1; bytesRead = from_s.read(buf))
        to_s.write(buf, 0, bytesRead);

      from_s.close();
      from_s = null;

      to_s.getFD().sync(); // RESOLVE: sync or no sync?
      to_s.close();
      to_s = null;
    } catch (IOException ioe) {
      return false;
    } finally {
      if (from_s != null) {
        try {
          from_s.close();
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
        }
      }
      if (to_s != null) {
        try {
          to_s.close();
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
        }
      }
    }

    return true;
  }
}