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Bug #20984 copy( "file.txt" , "file.txt" ) empties the file
Submitted: 2002-12-13 03:39 UTC Modified: 2002-12-13 04:05 UTC
From: john dot doe at nowhere dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Unknown/Other Function
PHP Version: 4.2.3 OS: w2k
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2002-12-13 03:39 UTC] john dot doe at nowhere dot com 
copy( "toto.txt" , "toto.txt"); // then toto.txt is empty

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 [2002-12-13 04:05 UTC] derick@php.net 
Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not
a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at
http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report
a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php
 [2002-12-14 08:16 UTC] john dot doe at nowhere dot com 
Well, It's not allowed to do that in a command window.
Why should this function empty the file.
I suggest return false only and leave the file as it is like in the command window.
 
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