copyfile
Copy files or folder.
📝Syntax
copyfile(source, destination)
[status, msg] = copyfile(source, destination)
[status, msg] = copyfile(source, destination, 'f')
📥Input Arguments
Parameter Description
source a string: file or directory.
destination a string: file or directory.
'f' or 'F' force copy even destination is not writable.
📤Output Arguments
Parameter Description
status a logical true or false
msg a string: error message
📄Description

copyfile(source , destination) copies the file or directory , source (and subdirectories) to the file or directory, destination.

If source is a directory, destination can not be a file.

copyfile replaces existing files without warning.

💡Examples
copyfile([nelsonroot(), '/etc/startup.m'], [tempdir(), 'startup.m'])
[status, msg] = copyfile([nelsonroot(), '/etc/startup.m'], [tempdir(), 'startup.m'])
🔗See Also
isdirrmfile
🕔Version History
Version Description
1.0.0 initial version
1.4.0 input arguments support scalar string array type
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