Copy files


Keywords
cli-app, cli, copy, cp, cpy, file, files, clone, fs, stream, glob, file-system, ncp, fast, quick, data, content, contents
License
MIT
Install
npm install cpy-cli@3.1.1

Documentation

cpy-cli

Copy files

Why

  • Fast by using streams.
  • Resilient by using graceful-fs.
  • User-friendly by accepting globs and creating non-existant destination directories.
  • User-friendly error messages.

Install

npm install --global cpy-cli

Usage

$ cpy --help

  Usage
    $ cpy <source …> <destination>

  Options
    --no-overwrite       Don't overwrite the destination
    --cwd=<dir>          Working directory for files
    --rename=<filename>  Rename all <source> filenames to <filename>. Supports string templates.
    --dot                Allow patterns to match entries that begin with a period (.)
    --flat               Flatten directory structure. All copied files will be put in the same directory.
    --concurrency        Number of files being copied concurrently

  <source> can contain globs if quoted

  Examples
    Copy all .png files in src folder into dist except src/goat.png
    $ cpy 'src/*.png' '!src/goat.png' dist

    Copy all files inside src folder into dist and preserve path structure
    $ cpy . '../dist/' --cwd=src

    Copy all .png files in the src folder to dist and prefix the image filenames
    $ cpy 'src/*.png' dist --cwd=src --rename=hi-{{basename}}

Related

  • cpy - API for this module