MATLAB Function Reference Volume 1: A - E - Bad Request

copyfile
2copyfile
Purpose Copy file
Graphical
Interface
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As an alternative to the copyfile function, you can copy files using the Current
Directory browser. To open it, select Current Directory from the View menu
in the MATLAB desktop.
Syntax copyfile source dest
copyfile source dest writable
status = copyfile('source','dest',...)
[status,msg] = copyfile('source','dest',...)
Description copyfile source dest copies the file, source, to directory or file, dest. The
source and dest arguments may be absolute pathnames or pathnames relative
to the current directory. The pathname to dest must exist, but dest cannot be
an existing filename in the current directory.
copyfile source dest writable makes the destination file writable
following the file copy.
status = copyfile('source','dest',...) returns a status of 1 if the file
is copied successfully and 0 otherwise.
[status,msg] = copyfile('source','dest',...) returns status and a
nonempty error message string when an error occurs.
Example To make a copy of a file in the same directory,
See Also delete, mkdir
copyfile myfun.m myfun2.m
To copy a file to another directory, keeping the same filename,
file_copied = copyfile('myfun.m','../testfun/private')
file_copied =
1