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    Default [Q] Looking for the Ruby equivalent of this Unix command...

    Is this:

    File.syscopy(fromName, toName)

    the equivalent of this:

    $ cp -p fromName toName

    ?

    Lyle Johnson Guest

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    Default Re: [Q] Looking for the Ruby equivalent of this Unix command...

    il Tue, 18 Nov 2003 11:31:16 -0600, Lyle Johnson
    <lyle@users.sourceforge.net> ha scritto::
    >Is this:
    >
    > File.syscopy(fromName, toName)
    >
    >the equivalent of this:
    >
    > $ cp -p fromName toName
    >
    >?
    I think
    require 'fileutils'

    FileUtils.cp from , to, :preserve=>true
    gabriele renzi Guest

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