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FileUtil.CopyFileOrDirectory

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public static method CopyFileOrDirectory(source: string, dest: string): void;
public static void CopyFileOrDirectory(string source, string dest);

Description

Copies a file or a directory.

This function's path can be relative to the project root folder or be an absolute path.

All file separators should be forward ones "/".

Make sure to include the name of the files or directories at the end of the "to" argument.

#pragma strict
public class CopyFile extends MonoBehaviour {
	@MenuItem("Example/Copy Something")
	static function CopySomething() {
		FileUtil.CopyFileOrDirectory("sourcepath/YourFileOrFolder", "destpath/YourFileOrFolder");
	}
}
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

public class CopyFile : MonoBehaviour { [MenuItem("Example/Copy Something")] static void CopySomething() { FileUtil.CopyFileOrDirectory("sourcepath/YourFileOrFolder", "destpath/YourFileOrFolder"); } }

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