SmartCopy copies files and overwrites duplicates, even if the duplicate is write protected. It also preserves the modification date to prevent unnecessary rebuilds.
Syntax
SmartCopy [-p] [-q] [-v] sourceFile [sourceFile...] destination
| Arguments | -p | (Obsolete option; this is now built-in behavior.) Creates the parent directory for destination if it doesn't exist. |
| -q |
(Quiet) Suppresses the file copied message. If you omit this option, SmartCopy displays a message for each file copied.
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| -v |
(Verbose) Displays a message for every action, including what SmartCopy did not copy and why. If you omit this option, don't include -q, SmartCopy displays a message only for each file copied.
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| destination | The destination of the file being copied. destination must be a directory when you specify more than one sourceFile. | |
| sourceFile | The file(s) to copy. |
Usage
SmartCopy is a cp imitator that solves one specific problem: during the Includes phase of the build, when header files are copied to $TaligentIncludes, if a file exists in $TaligentIncludes, and it is write protected, cp fails but SmartCopy does not. SmartCopy also preserves the modification date to prevent unnecessary rebuilds. SmartCopy copies a file unless the target file has exactly the same date, time, and size as the source file.SmartCopy creates a destination directory if necessary.
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