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"Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> writes:

> No, that does not copy a file. That 1) interprets a file context as a
> text file specific to the given operating system and then 2) writes
> the interpretation into another file. So it is a file conversion.

Well, you're right, but it's not that far off for most purposes, and not
far from what OP is asking about (I think ..)