/* mycp.cpp
Makes a copy of an ascii file.
This is a basic form of the cp command in linux.
Usage: mycp <source file> <destination file>
October 2009
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <fstream>
#include <cstdio>
using namespace std;
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
if(argc != 3){
cout << "Missing or too many parameters." << endl;
cout << "Usage: mycp <source file> <destination file>" << endl;
return -1;
}
ifstream source( argv[1] );
ofstream target( argv[2] );
// Check if files can be opened
if (source.is_open()==false){
cout << "Unable to open file " << argv[1] << endl;
return 1;
}
if (target.is_open()==false){
cout << "Unable to open file " << argv[2] << endl;
return 1;
}
char ch;
source.get(ch);
while( !(source.eof()) )
{
target << ch;
source.get(ch);
}
source.close();
target.close();
cout << "File has been copied\n";
return 0;
}