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<h2><a name="copyfile">Copyfile</a></h2>
<h3><i>Deprecated</i></h3>
<p><i>This task has been deprecated. Use the Copy task instead.</i></p>
<h3>Description</h3>
<p>Copies a file from the source to the destination. The file is only copied if
the source file is newer than the destination file, or when the destination file
does not exist.</p>
<h3>Parameters</h3>
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<td valign="top"><b>Attribute</b></td>
<td valign="top"><b>Description</b></td>
<td align="center" valign="top"><b>Required</b></td>
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<td valign="top">src</td>
<td valign="top">the filename of the file to copy.</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">Yes</td>
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<td valign="top">dest</td>
<td valign="top">the filename of the file where to copy to.</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">Yes</td>
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<td valign="top">filtering</td>
<td valign="top">indicates whether token filtering should take place during
the copy</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
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<td valign="top">forceoverwrite</td>
<td valign="top">overwrite existing files even if the destination
files are newer (default is false).</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">No</td>
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<h3>Examples</h3>
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<p><code><copyfile src="test.java" dest="subdir/test.java"/></code></p>
<p><code><copyfile src="${src}/index.html" dest="${dist}/help/index.html"/></code></p>
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