# FileCopyOptions

Options applied when copying directories into the staging location.

- Source: [`core/lib/fs/options.ts`](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/v2.273.0/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/fs/options.ts#L106)

## Example

```ts
// The code below shows an example of how to instantiate this type.
// The values are placeholders you should change.
import * as cdk from 'aws-cdk-lib';
const fileCopyOptions: cdk.FileCopyOptions = {
  exclude: ['exclude'],
  followSymlinks: cdk.SymlinkFollowMode.NEVER,
  ignoreMode: cdk.IgnoreMode.GLOB,
};
```

## Properties

- `exclude`: string[] = nothing is excluded — File paths matching the patterns will be excluded.

  See `ignoreMode` to set the matching behavior.
  Has no effect on Assets bundled using the `bundling` property.

- `followSymlinks`: [SymlinkFollowMode](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.SymlinkFollowMode.html) = SymlinkFollowMode.NEVER — A strategy for how to handle symlinks.

- `ignoreMode`: [IgnoreMode](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.IgnoreMode.html) = IgnoreMode.GLOB — The ignore behavior to use for `exclude` patterns.