tt_file_copy(3)

tt_file_copy(3)	       C LIBRARY FUNCTIONS	  tt_file_copy(3)

NAME
     tt_file_copy - copy objects from one file to a new	file

SYNOPSIS
     #include <Tt/tt_c.h>

     Tt_status tt_file_copy(const char *oldfilepath,
			    const char *newfilepath);

DESCRIPTION
     The tt_file_copy()	function copies	all objects that exist on
     the  specified  file  to a	new file.  If any objects already
     exist on newfilepath, they	are not	overwritten by	the  copy
     (that is, they are	not removed.)

     The oldfilepath argument is a pointer to  the  name  of  the
     file  whose objects are to	be copied.  The	newfilepath argu-
     ment is a pointer to the name of the file on which	to create
     the copied	objects.

RETURN VALUE
     Upon  successful  completion,  the	 tt_file_copy()	 function
     returns  the status of the	operation as one of the	following
     Tt_status values:

	TT_OK	The operation completed	successfully.

	TT_ERR_DBAVAIL
		The ToolTalk service could not access  the  Tool-
		Talk database needed for this operation.

	TT_ERR_DBEXIST
		The ToolTalk service could not access the  speci-
		fied ToolTalk database in the expected place.  It
		does not appear	to exist;  administrative  action
		is required.

	TT_ERR_FILE
		The specified file does	not exist or it	is  inac-
		cessible.

	TT_ERR_NOMP
		The ttsession(1) process is not	running	 and  the
		ToolTalk service cannot	restart	it.

	TT_ERR_PATH
		The specified pathname included	 an  unsearchable
		directory.

	TT_ERR_POINTER
		The pointer passed does	not point to an	object of
		the correct type for this operation.

Unix System LaboratorLast change: 11 May 1994			1

tt_file_copy(3)	       C LIBRARY FUNCTIONS	  tt_file_copy(3)

SEE ALSO
     Tttt_c(5),	tt_file_move(3), tt_file_destroy(3).

Unix System LaboratorLast change: 11 May 1994			2