Re: Copy a file like unix cp -a --reflink

From	Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Subject	Re: Copy a file like unix cp -a --reflink
Date	2013-12-20 21:17 +0200
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Paulo da Silva <p_s_d_a_s_i_l_v_a@netcabo.pt> writes:

> Hi!
>
> Is there a way to copy a file the same as Unix command:
>
> cp -a --reflink src dest
>
> without invoking a shell command?

I vaguely remember this was asked and answered some time ago and the
answer was no, even just for -a.  In fact, the python shutil module
documentation starts with a warning to that effect. The --reflink stuff
would be another thing altogether.

More accurately, currently the only way would be to duplicate this
functionality of cp in python.

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Copy a file like unix cp -a --reflink Paulo da Silva <p_s_d_a_s_i_l_v_a@netcabo.pt> - 2013-12-18 18:37 +0000
  Re: Copy a file like unix cp -a --reflink Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 14:19 -0500
  Re: Copy a file like unix cp -a --reflink Jerry Hill <malaclypse2@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 14:43 -0500
  Re: Copy a file like unix cp -a --reflink Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2013-12-20 21:17 +0200

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