1 files changed, 36 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/copy.c b/copy.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c225d1b0ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/copy.c
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+#include "cache.h"
+
+int copy_fd(int ifd, int ofd)
+{
+	while (1) {
+		char buffer[8192];
+		char *buf = buffer;
+		ssize_t len = xread(ifd, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+		if (!len)
+			break;
+		if (len < 0) {
+			int read_error;
+			read_error = errno;
+			close(ifd);
+			return error("copy-fd: read returned %s",
+				     strerror(read_error));
+		}
+		while (len) {
+			int written = xwrite(ofd, buf, len);
+			if (written > 0) {
+				buf += written;
+				len -= written;
+			}
+			else if (!written) {
+				close(ifd);
+				return error("copy-fd: write returned 0");
+			} else {
+				close(ifd);
+				return error("copy-fd: write returned %s",
+					     strerror(errno));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	close(ifd);
+	return 0;
+}