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CS 456 - Systems Programming
Spring 2024
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Displaying ./code/jan24/mycopy.c
// a simple implentation of the cp command
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main(int argc, char **argv){
//check if two files were provided , otherwise print usage statement and exit
if(argc < 3){
fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s source destination\n", argv[0]);
exit(1);
}
//read in a file from the command line
FILE *src = fopen(argv[1], "r");
FILE *dst = fopen(argv[2], "w");
if (src == NULL){
fprintf(stderr, "File %s could not be opened\n", argv[1]);
exit(1);
}
int c;
//counting each character
while((c =fgetc(src))!= EOF){
fputc(c, dst);
}
fclose(src);
fclose(dst);
//print the count and exit
//printf("Characters in %s: %d\n", argv[1], count);
return 0;
}
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