> The complexity of meta-data (security, dates/times, Access lists, stuff) on a *file* make Squeak's desire to copy just the bits rather 1970 ish...

Well, you could also say, it does it in a way that is
platform-independent-ish...  Lowest-common denominator, but the
default unix cp command loses time-stamp and permissions as well
unless you use -p...

Levente wrote:
> What's really "funny" about this method is that it doesn't really copy files, just the copies the contents of a ReadStream to WriteStream using a ByteString as a buffer. It doesn't use files at all.

It is a "utility" method because it is called by API methods on
FileDirectory.  So perhaps #copyFile:toFile: should just be made
private and then you can think of it as merely a composed-method.

> Oh wait pre that since it doesn't preserve the from file security settings either...
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