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Diffstat (limited to 'base/file_util.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | base/file_util.h | 6 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/base/file_util.h b/base/file_util.h index f841831..fbfe4d1 100644 --- a/base/file_util.h +++ b/base/file_util.h @@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ BASE_EXPORT bool ReplaceFile(const FilePath& from_path, // Copies a single file. Use CopyDirectory to copy directories. // This function fails if either path contains traversal components ('..'). +// +// This function keeps the metadata on OSX and on Windows. The read only bit on +// Windows is not kept. BASE_EXPORT bool CopyFile(const FilePath& from_path, const FilePath& to_path); // Copies the given path, and optionally all subdirectories and their contents @@ -105,6 +108,9 @@ BASE_EXPORT bool CopyFile(const FilePath& from_path, const FilePath& to_path); // If there are files existing under to_path, always overwrite. Returns true // if successful, false otherwise. Wildcards on the names are not supported. // +// This function calls into CopyFile() so the same behavior w.r.t. metadata +// applies. +// // If you only need to copy a file use CopyFile, it's faster. BASE_EXPORT bool CopyDirectory(const FilePath& from_path, const FilePath& to_path, |