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From: dpw@rayssd.UUCP (Darryl P. Wagoner)
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Subject: Re: Re: Does anyone have the source for a PD cp?
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Date: Sat, 5-Jul-86 00:27:54 EDT
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> Summary: You kidding?
> 
> > Does anyone have the source code for a Public Domain cp?  I'm wanting to
> > write one for my IBM AT to compile and use under DOS, but I don't have the
> > slightest idea how to do it right.  Thanks in advance.
> 
> Egad!  You don't have a degree in computer science, do you? 
> 
> Ok...
> 
> open first file (checking for errors ... bailout if necessary)
> creat second file (checking for errors ... bailout if necessary)
> while (read a buffer from first file) is greater than 0,
> 	write a buffer to second file (check for errors..)
> exit

That will not work if you have something like "cp file1 [file2 ...] target".
Althought I have to admit that even that is not too complex.  Since that
cp comes with unix I gather that the requester wants something more that 
just cp.  As in 4.2 BSD cp that has the -r option.  

Don't mind me it late and I am tried.


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	Darryl Wagoner
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