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FS-2: Copy a file

FS-2: Copy a file

Requirements

  • Write a C++ program simple-copy accepting two command line arguments representing source file path and destination file path.
  • Implement proper error handling to account if not all arguments are passed or if one of arguments is not a valid one.
  • Copy the content of the source file into a destination file. If destination file already exists, it should be overwritten.

Expected result

The resulting application should be able to build and execute from command line as follows:

make
./simple-copy source-file destination-file

The final solution should contain a Makefile for the multi-stage build. The Makefile should also contain targets all and clean. It’s recommended to have compiler and compiler flags to be declared as a Makefile variables. Alternatively, cmake could also be used instead of make.

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