Can i use the File::Copy instead of File::Copy::Recursive::dircopy.

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File::Copy::Recursive::dircopy File::Copy

can i use the File::Copy instead of File::Copy::Recursive::dircopy for copying the files from the directories

for the following functions

File::Copy::Recursive::dircopy $localdir, $destdir or colored_printout
+(RED,"Copy failed: $!");
      File::Copy::copy("vertex.txt", $destdir) or colored_printout(RED
+,"Copy failed: $!");
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Re: Can i use the File::Copy instead of File::Copy::Recursive::dircopy. by Corion (Patriarch) on Mar 25, 2022 at 07:11 UTC
`dircopy` will copy subdirectory and their contents. `copy` will not do that. So if you are only copying files, you likely can use `copy` in place of `dircopy`. Otherwise, you will need to write the recursive copying yourself, or use `dircopy`.	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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