tomo-Path.copy_to.3

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   5 .TH Path.copy_to 3 2026-03-16 "Tomo man-pages"
   6 .SH NAME
   7 Path.copy_to \- copy a file or directory
   8 .SH LIBRARY
   9 Tomo Standard Library
  10 .SH SYNOPSIS
  11 .nf
  12 .BI Path.copy_to\ :\ func(path:\ Path,\ dest:\ Path,\ overwrite\ =\ no\ ->\ Result)
  13 .fi
  14 .SH DESCRIPTION
  15 Copies the file or directory from one location to another. This is the same behavior as `cp -r -T src dest` or `cp -rf -T src dest` (if `overwrite` is enabled).
  16 
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  18 .SH ARGUMENTS
  19 
  20 .TS
  21 allbox;
  22 lb lb lbx lb
  23 l l l l.
  24 Name	Type	Description	Default
  25 path	Path	The path to copy. 	-
  26 dest	Path	The destination to copy the path to. 	-
  27 overwrite		Whether to permit overwriting the destination if it is an existing file or directory. 	no
  28 .TE
  29 .SH RETURN
  30 Either `Success` or `Failure(reason)`.
  31 
  32 .SH EXAMPLES
  33 .EX
  34 (./file.txt).move(/tmp/renamed.txt)!
  35 .EE
  36 .SH SEE ALSO
  37 .BR Tomo-Path (3)