Index: base/file_util.h |
diff --git a/base/file_util.h b/base/file_util.h |
index f8418318a6a7ecd92255e6d708624b7f1ae6bcf7..fbfe4d15f47d9df405c0e525653affa4a27451a5 100644 |
--- a/base/file_util.h |
+++ b/base/file_util.h |
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ BASE_EXPORT bool ReplaceFile(const FilePath& from_path, |
// Copies a single file. Use CopyDirectory to copy directories. |
// This function fails if either path contains traversal components ('..'). |
+// |
+// This function keeps the metadata on OSX and on Windows. The read only bit on |
+// Windows is not kept. |
BASE_EXPORT bool CopyFile(const FilePath& from_path, const FilePath& to_path); |
// Copies the given path, and optionally all subdirectories and their contents |
@@ -105,6 +108,9 @@ BASE_EXPORT bool CopyFile(const FilePath& from_path, const FilePath& to_path); |
// If there are files existing under to_path, always overwrite. Returns true |
// if successful, false otherwise. Wildcards on the names are not supported. |
// |
+// This function calls into CopyFile() so the same behavior w.r.t. metadata |
+// applies. |
+// |
// If you only need to copy a file use CopyFile, it's faster. |
BASE_EXPORT bool CopyDirectory(const FilePath& from_path, |
const FilePath& to_path, |