Re: [libvirt] An API to copy files.

On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 16:28:45 -0300, Julio Faracco wrote:

Hi guys,

Unfortunately, my company does not allow access to IRC. I need to ask question by email.

Why doesn't libvirt have any method to copy files? A kind of virFileCopy(src, dst) for example.

Do you mean a public API (1) or a helper method for internal use(2)? (1) Because copying files is not libvirt's job. (2) Because apparently nobody needed it yet.

Libvirt has a lots of helper functions but it does not have a specific method to copy a file.

Solutions: (1) Libvirt has method which allows to create a new storage volume by copying data from the old one. (2) Write such method if you need it and can justify it.