Re: [boost] Copy_File Method Question

On May 6, 2022 7:42:28 PM Sean B via Boost wrote:

Good afternoon,

Thank you for allowing me to join the group as I a newbie to the boost c++ libraries. My question I have to the development group is based on the copy_file method.

Does the copy_file do a 'bit to bit' copy using (check sums and hash) or the original file?

I'm not sure what you're asking, but Boost.Filesystem's copy_file creates a copy of the original file. Barring hardware failure, the contents of the copy are the same as the original, bit by bit. No checksums or hashes are involved in Boost.Filesystem, though the file system or hardware storage may compute a checksum to ensure integrity.