## copy_file

<pre>
copy_file(<a href="#copy_file-name">name</a>, <a href="#copy_file-src">src</a>, <a href="#copy_file-out">out</a>, <a href="#copy_file-is_executable">is_executable</a>, <a href="#copy_file-kwargs">kwargs</a>)
</pre>

Copies a file to another location.

`native.genrule()` is sometimes used to copy files (often wishing to rename them). The 'copy_file' rule does this with a simpler interface than genrule.

This rule uses a Bash command on Linux/macOS/non-Windows, and a cmd.exe command on Windows (no Bash is required).


### Parameters

<table class="params-table">
  <colgroup>
    <col class="col-param" />
    <col class="col-description" />
  </colgroup>
  <tbody>
    <tr id="copy_file-name">
      <td><code>name</code></td>
      <td>
        required.
        <p>
          Name of the rule.
        </p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr id="copy_file-src">
      <td><code>src</code></td>
      <td>
        required.
        <p>
          A Label. The file to make a copy of. (Can also be the label of a rule
    that generates a file.)
        </p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr id="copy_file-out">
      <td><code>out</code></td>
      <td>
        required.
        <p>
          Path of the output file, relative to this package.
        </p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr id="copy_file-is_executable">
      <td><code>is_executable</code></td>
      <td>
        optional. default is <code>False</code>
        <p>
          A boolean. Whether to make the output file executable. When
    True, the rule's output can be executed using `bazel run` and can be
    in the srcs of binary and test rules that require executable sources.
        </p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr id="copy_file-kwargs">
      <td><code>kwargs</code></td>
      <td>
        optional.
        <p>
          further keyword arguments, e.g. `visibility`
        </p>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>