GCOPY - generalized copy
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GCOPY is a file copy utilitiy under GNU Copyleft.

GCOPY is just a rough start, however it does the job.  Some main
features (like networking) are not yet implemented.

One main goal of GCOPY is to never harm data.  It shall never
overwrite files if not explicitly told to do so.  The second idea is
to bundle data copy functions in it, which do not come easy.  Also it
can be extend with new features as soon as I need it.

Features implemented:

Direct IO to reduce buffering overhead; Big copy buffer size (1 MB) to
reduce thrashing; Overwrite mode (via rename); Copy of file permission
setting; Progress status

Missing features:

Copy of capabilities; Safe mode (this is: use link() instead of
rename() on backups); Compare mode; Automatic append mode; Networking;
Many other basic features
