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command line utility to copy and cat files
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| module copy; | |
| import stdio local; | |
| import stdlib local; | |
| type Opts struct { | |
| char* from; | |
| char* to; | |
| } | |
| fn Opts parseOpts(i32 argc, char** argv) { | |
| Opts opts; | |
| shiftArgs(&argc, &argv); | |
| opts.from = shiftArgs(&argc, &argv); | |
| opts.to = shiftArgs(&argc, &argv); | |
| return opts; | |
| } | |
| fn char* shiftArgs(i32* argc, char*** argv) { | |
| if (*argc == 0) return nil; | |
| char* result = (*argv)[0]; | |
| *argv += 1; | |
| *argc -= 1; | |
| return result; | |
| } | |
| fn void copyFileFromOpts(Opts opts) { | |
| FILE* from = stdin; | |
| if (opts.from) { | |
| from = fopen(opts.from, "rb"); | |
| if (from == nil) { | |
| fatalError("file `from` cannot be read\n"); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| FILE* to = stdout; | |
| if (opts.to) { | |
| to = fopen(opts.to, "wb"); | |
| if (to == nil) { | |
| fatalError("file `to` cannot be written\n"); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| copyFile(from, to); | |
| if (opts.from) { | |
| fclose(from); | |
| } | |
| if (opts.to) { | |
| fclose(to); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| fn void copyFile(FILE* from, FILE* to) { | |
| static char[16384] buffer; | |
| while (true) { | |
| usize bytesRead = fread(buffer, sizeof(buffer[0]), elemsof(buffer), from); | |
| if (bytesRead == 0) break; | |
| fwrite(buffer, sizeof(buffer[0]), bytesRead, to); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| fn void fatalError(const char* message) { | |
| fputs(message, stderr); | |
| exit(EXIT_FAILURE); | |
| } | |
| public fn i32 main(i32 argc, char** argv) { | |
| Opts opts = parseOpts(argc, argv); | |
| copyFileFromOpts(opts); | |
| return 0; | |
| } |
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