Copy file from one directory to another - cpp

copy_file.cpp

#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <experimental/filesystem>
namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
 
int main()
{
    fs::create_directories("sandbox/dir/subdir");
    std::ofstream("sandbox/file1.txt").put('a');
    fs::copy("sandbox/file1.txt", "sandbox/file2.txt"); 
}


// compile with:
// g++ -std=c++17 copy_file.cpp -o copyfile -lstdc++f