Copy a file in a sane, safe and efficient way

Question

I search for a good way to copy a file (binary or text). I\'ve written several samples, everyone works. But I want hear the opinion of seasoned programmers.

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Answer 1

For those who like boost:

boost::filesystem::path mySourcePath("foo.bar");
boost::filesystem::path myTargetPath("bar.foo");

// Variant 1: Overwrite existing
boost::filesystem::copy_file(mySourcePath, myTargetPath, boost::filesystem::copy_option::overwrite_if_exists);

// Variant 2: Fail if exists
boost::filesystem::copy_file(mySourcePath, myTargetPath, boost::filesystem::copy_option::fail_if_exists);

Note that boost::filesystem::path is also available as wpath for Unicode. And that you could also use

using namespace boost::filesystem

if you do not like those long type names