New module copy-file.

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diff --git a/lib/copy-file.h b/lib/copy-file.h
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+/* Copying of files.
+   Copyright (C) 2001-2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Written by Bruno Haible <haible@clisp.cons.org>, 2001.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+   any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+   Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
+
+/* Copy a regular file: from src_filename to dest_filename.
+   The destination file is assumed to be a backup file.
+   Modification times, owner, group and access permissions are preserved as
+   far as possible.
+   Exit upon failure.  */
+extern void copy_file_preserving (const char *src_filename, const char *dest_filename);