{- file copying - - Copyright 2010-2021 Joey Hess - - License: BSD-2-clause -} module Utility.CopyFile ( copyFileExternal, copyCoW, createLinkOrCopy, CopyMetaData(..) ) where import Common import qualified BuildInfo data CopyMetaData -- Copy timestamps when possible, but no other metadata, and -- when copying a symlink, makes a copy of its content. = CopyTimeStamps -- Copy all metadata when possible. | CopyAllMetaData deriving (Eq) copyMetaDataParams :: CopyMetaData -> [CommandParam] copyMetaDataParams meta = map snd $ filter fst [ (allmeta && BuildInfo.cp_a, Param "-a") , (allmeta && BuildInfo.cp_p && not BuildInfo.cp_a , Param "-p") , (not allmeta && BuildInfo.cp_preserve_timestamps , Param "--preserve=timestamps") -- cp -a may preserve xattrs that have special meaning, -- eg to NFS, and have even been observed to prevent later -- changing the permissions of the file. So prevent preserving -- xattrs. , (allmeta && BuildInfo.cp_a && BuildInfo.cp_no_preserve_xattr_supported , Param "--no-preserve=xattr") ] where allmeta = meta == CopyAllMetaData {- The cp command is used, because I hate reinventing the wheel, - and because this allows easy access to features like cp --reflink - and preserving metadata. -} copyFileExternal :: CopyMetaData -> FilePath -> FilePath -> IO Bool copyFileExternal meta src dest = do -- Delete any existing dest file because an unwritable file -- would prevent cp from working. void $ tryIO $ removeFile dest boolSystem "cp" $ params ++ [File src, File dest] where params | BuildInfo.cp_reflink_supported = Param "--reflink=auto" : copyMetaDataParams meta | otherwise = copyMetaDataParams meta {- When a filesystem supports CoW (and cp does), uses it to make - an efficient copy of a file. Otherwise, returns False. -} copyCoW :: CopyMetaData -> FilePath -> FilePath -> IO Bool copyCoW meta src dest | BuildInfo.cp_reflink_supported = do void $ tryIO $ removeFile dest -- When CoW is not supported, cp will complain to stderr, -- so have to discard its stderr. ok <- catchBoolIO $ withNullHandle $ \nullh -> let p = (proc "cp" $ toCommand $ params ++ [File src, File dest]) { std_out = UseHandle nullh , std_err = UseHandle nullh } in withCreateProcess p $ \_ _ _ -> checkSuccessProcess -- When CoW is not supported, cp creates the destination -- file but leaves it empty. unless ok $ void $ tryIO $ removeFile dest return ok | otherwise = return False where params = Param "--reflink=always" : copyMetaDataParams meta {- Create a hard link if the filesystem allows it, and fall back to copying - the file. -} createLinkOrCopy :: FilePath -> FilePath -> IO Bool createLinkOrCopy src dest = go `catchIO` const fallback where go = do createLink src dest return True fallback = copyFileExternal CopyAllMetaData src dest