tt_file_copy - copy objects from one file to a new file
#include <Tt/tt_c.h> Tt_status tt_file_copy(const char *oldfilepath, const char *newfilepath);
tt_file_copy(3) ToolTalk Functions tt_file_copy(3) NAME tt_file_copy - copy objects from one file to a new file SYNOPSIS #include <Tt/tt_c.h> Tt_status tt_file_copy(const char *oldfilepath, const char *newfilepath); DESCRIPTION The tt_file_copy() function copies all objects that exist on the speci- fied file to a new file. If any objects already exist on newfilepath, they are not overwritten by the copy (that is, they are not removed.) The oldfilepath argument is a pointer to the name of the file whose objects are to be copied. The newfilepath argument is a pointer to the name of the file on which to create the copied objects. RETURN VALUE Upon successful completion, the tt_file_copy() function returns the status of the operation as one of the following Tt_status values: TT_OK The operation completed successfully. TT_ERR_DBAVAIL The ToolTalk service could not access the ToolTalk database needed for this operation. TT_ERR_DBEXIST The ToolTalk service could not access the specified ToolTalk database in the expected place. It does not appear to exist; administrative action is required. TT_ERR_FILE The specified file does not exist or it is inaccessible. TT_ERR_NOMP The ttsession(1) process is not running and the ToolTalk service cannot restart it. TT_ERR_PATH The specified pathname included an unsearchable directory. TT_ERR_POINTER The pointer passed does not point to an object of the cor- rect type for this operation. ATTRIBUTES See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes: +---------------+------------------+ |ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +---------------+------------------+ |Availability | library/tooltalk | +---------------+------------------+ |Stability | Committed | +---------------+------------------+ SEE ALSO tt_c(5), tt_file_move(3), tt_file_destroy(3). ToolTalk 1.3 1 March 1996 tt_file_copy(3)