How can I copy a file on Unix using C?

Question

I\'m looking for the Unix equivalent of Win32\'s CopyFile, I don\'t want to reinvent the wheel by writing my own version.

Answer 1

One option is that you could use system() to execute cp. This just re-uses the cp(1) command to do the work. If you only need to make another link to the file, this can be done with link() or symlink().