copy_file.go

package copy

import (
	"io"
	"os"
)

// From: https://gist.github.com/m4ng0squ4sh/92462b38df26839a3ca324697c8cba04

// CopyFile copies the contents of the file named src to the file named
// by dst. The file will be created if it does not already exist. If the
// destination file exists, all it's contents will be replaced by the contents
// of the source file. The file mode will be copied from the source and
// the copied data is synced/flushed to stable storage.
func CopyFile(src, dst string) (err error) {
	in, err := os.Open(src)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}
	defer in.Close()

	out, err := os.Create(dst)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}
	defer func() {
		if e := out.Close(); e != nil {
			err = e
		}
	}()

	_, err = io.Copy(out, in)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}

	err = out.Sync()
	if err != nil {
		return
	}

	si, err := os.Stat(src)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}
	err = os.Chmod(dst, si.Mode())
	if err != nil {
		return
	}

	return
}