Perl file copy - How to copy a file using Perl

By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: June 4, 2016

Perl file copying FAQ: How do I copy a file in Perl?

You can copy a file in Perl using the File::Copy module. Here's a quick example:

# a "perl file copy" example
use File::Copy;

# somewhere later in the code ...
$original_file = 'original-filename.txt';
$new_file = 'new-filename.txt';

# do the perl file copy here:
copy($original_file, $new_file);

Perl file copy - Adding in the "die" operator

You can also use the die operator during the copy process, like this:

use File::Copy;

# somewhere later in the code ...
$original_file = 'original-filename.txt';
$new_file = 'new-filename.txt';

# perl file copy with the die operator
copy($original_file, $new_file) or die "The copy operation failed: $!";