/** Options for {@linkcode copy} and {@linkcode copySync}. */
export interface CopyOptions {
    /**
     * Whether to overwrite existing file or directory.
     *
     * @default {false}
     */
    overwrite?: boolean;
    /**
     * When `true`, will set last modification and access times to the ones of
     * the original source files. When `false`, timestamp behavior is
     * OS-dependent.
     *
     * > [!NOTE]
     * > This option is currently unsupported for symbolic links.
     *
     * @default {false}
     */
    preserveTimestamps?: boolean;
}
/**
 * Asynchronously copy a file or directory (along with its contents), like
 * {@linkcode https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3?topic=c-cp-command#cp__cp_flagr | cp -r}.
 *
 * Both `src` and `dest` must both be a file or directory.
 *
 * Requires `--allow-read` and `--allow-write` permissions.
 *
 * @see {@link https://docs.deno.com/runtime/manual/basics/permissions#file-system-access}
 * for more information on Deno's permissions system.
 *
 * @param src The source file/directory path as a string or URL.
 * @param dest The destination file/directory path as a string or URL.
 * @param options Options for copying.
 *
 * @returns A promise that resolves once the copy operation completes.
 *
 * @example Basic usage
 * ```ts ignore
 * import { copy } from "@std/fs/copy";
 *
 * await copy("./foo", "./bar");
 * ```
 *
 * This will copy the file or directory at `./foo` to `./bar` without
 * overwriting.
 *
 * @example Overwriting files/directories
 * ```ts ignore
 * import { copy } from "@std/fs/copy";
 *
 * await copy("./foo", "./bar", { overwrite: true });
 * ```
 *
 * This will copy the file or directory at `./foo` to `./bar` and overwrite
 * any existing files or directories.
 *
 * @example Preserving timestamps
 * ```ts ignore
 * import { copy } from "@std/fs/copy";
 *
 * await copy("./foo", "./bar", { preserveTimestamps: true });
 * ```
 *
 * This will copy the file or directory at `./foo` to `./bar` and set the
 * last modification and access times to the ones of the original source files.
 */
export declare function copy(src: string | URL, dest: string | URL, options?: CopyOptions): Promise<void>;
/**
 * Synchronously copy a file or directory (along with its contents), like
 * {@linkcode https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3?topic=c-cp-command#cp__cp_flagr | cp -r}.
 *
 * Both `src` and `dest` must both be a file or directory.
 *
 * Requires `--allow-read` and `--allow-write` permissions.
 *
 * @see {@link https://docs.deno.com/runtime/manual/basics/permissions#file-system-access}
 * for more information on Deno's permissions system.
 *
 * @param src The source file/directory path as a string or URL.
 * @param dest The destination file/directory path as a string or URL.
 * @param options Options for copying.
 *
 * @returns A void value that returns once the copy operation completes.
 *
 * @example Basic usage
 * ```ts ignore
 * import { copySync } from "@std/fs/copy";
 *
 * copySync("./foo", "./bar");
 * ```
 *
 * This will copy the file or directory at `./foo` to `./bar` without
 * overwriting.
 *
 * @example Overwriting files/directories
 * ```ts ignore
 * import { copySync } from "@std/fs/copy";
 *
 * copySync("./foo", "./bar", { overwrite: true });
 * ```
 *
 * This will copy the file or directory at `./foo` to `./bar` and overwrite
 * any existing files or directories.
 *
 * @example Preserving timestamps
 * ```ts ignore
 * import { copySync } from "@std/fs/copy";
 *
 * copySync("./foo", "./bar", { preserveTimestamps: true });
 * ```
 *
 * This will copy the file or directory at `./foo` to `./bar` and set the
 * last modification and access times to the ones of the original source files.
 */
export declare function copySync(src: string | URL, dest: string | URL, options?: CopyOptions): void;
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