git-annex/Utility/CopyFile.hs

{- git-annex file copying
 -
 - Copyright 2010,2012 Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
 -
 - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
 -}

module Utility.CopyFile (copyFileExternal) where

import Common
import qualified Build.SysConfig as SysConfig

{- The cp command is used, because I hate reinventing the wheel,
 - and because this allows easy access to features like cp --reflink. -}
copyFileExternal :: FilePath -> FilePath -> IO Bool
copyFileExternal src dest = do
	whenM (doesFileExist dest) $
		removeFile dest
	boolSystem "cp" $ params ++ [File src, File dest]
	where
		params = map snd $ filter fst
			[ (SysConfig.cp_reflink_auto, Param "--reflink=auto")
			, (SysConfig.cp_a, Param "-a")
			, (SysConfig.cp_p && not SysConfig.cp_a, Param "-p")
			]