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cffile action = "copy"
Last update:
May 18, 2026
Description
Copies a file from one directory to another on the server.
Syntax
<cffile
action = "copy"
destination = "full pathname"
source = "full pathname"
attributes = "file attributes list"
mode = "mode">Note: You can specify this tag's attributes in an attributeCollection attribute whose value is a structure. Specify the structure name in the attributeCollection attribute and use the tag's attribute names as structure keys.
See also
History
See the History section of the main cffile tag page.
Attributes
Attribute | Req/Opt | Default | Description |
action | Required | Type of file manipulation that the tag performs. | |
destination | Required | Pathname of a directory or file on web server where the file is copied. If you specify a filename without a directory path, ColdFusion copies it relative to the source directory. | |
source | Required | Pathname of the file to copy. If not an absolute path (starting with a drive letter and a colon, or a forward or backward slash), it is relative to the ColdFusion temporary directory, which is returned by the GetTempDirectory function. | |
attributes | Optional | Applies to Windows. A comma-delimited list of attributes to set on the file. If omitted, the file's attributes are maintained.Each value must be specified explicitly. For example, if you specify attributes = "readOnly", all other attributes are overwritten.
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mode | Optional | Applies only to UNIX and Linux. Permissions. Octal values of UNIX chmod command. Assigned to owner, group, and other, respectively; for example:
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Example
This example copies the keymemo.doc file to the c:\files\backup\ directory:
<cffile action = "copy" source = "c:\files\upload\keymemo.doc"
destination = "c:\files\backup\">
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