copying-files.md

Copying Files

• Basic Usage
  • Copy a Single File
  • Copy Multiple Files
  • Copy a Directory
  • Copy Files With the Given Extension
  • Exclude an Extension From Being Copied

Basic Usage

There might be times when, as part of your build, you need to copy one or more files from one location to another. Mix's copy() command makes this a cinch.

Copy a Single File

mix.copy('node_modules/foo/bar.css', 'public/css');

Copy Multiple Files

mix.copy([
    'src/foo/one.css',
    'src/bar/two.css'
], 'public/css');

Copy a Directory

A common usecase for this is when you wish to move a set of fonts, installed through NPM, to your public directory.

mix.copy('node_modules/vendor/fonts', 'public');

If it provides more clarity, mix.copyDirectory() is an alias for mix.copy(). The following is identical to the previous example.

mix.copyDirectory('node_modules/vendor/fonts', 'public');

Please note that, when providing a directory path as the first argument, the output will retain the original directory structure. If you wish to "flatten" it, provide a wildcard search.

mix.copyDirectory('path/to/dir/**', 'public/output');

Copy Files With the Given Extension

mix.copy('vendor/lib/tests/**/*.php', 'tests');

Exclude an Extension From Being Copied

mix.copy('tests/**/!(*.js)', 'public/foo');

The above will copy all files except for those that end in .js.