[Issue 3862] std.file.copy does not have the same behavior as cp

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http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3862



--- Comment #2 from Andrei Alexandrescu <andrei at metalanguage.com> 2011-08-30 14:41:36 PDT ---
I think there's value in this insofar as we frame it as "std.file.copy doesn't
obey the principle of least astonishment". Taking a peek at cp as an example is
fine as long as we're in the business of having a robust file copy routine and
not in the business of emulating everything cp does.

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