1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libs/pbd/pbd/filesystem.h b/libs/pbd/pbd/filesystem.h
index 7eca8a7ed3..3ea009649d 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/pbd/filesystem.h
+++ b/libs/pbd/pbd/filesystem.h
@@ -106,6 +106,16 @@ bool create_directories(const path & p);
  */
 bool remove(const path & p);
 
+/**
+ * Attempt to copy the contents of the file from_path to a new file 
+ * at path to_path.
+ *
+ * @throw filesystem_error if from_path.empty() || to_path.empty() ||
+ * !exists(from_path) || !is_regular(from_path) || exists(to_path)
+ */
+void copy_file(const path & from_path, const path & to_path);
+
+
 string basename (const path& p);
 
 } // namespace sys