# Copy License
Copies software licenses into your project.
Optionally, it also adds the short variant of the license into your main file.


## Usage
### Create license in directory
`./cp-license.py [license short name] [destination directory] [author] [date]`  

Consult the help menu for all options and more information:  
`./cp-license.py h`  


### Add license into your file
`./cp-license pre [license short name] [author] [date] [language] [source file]`  

More information about the prepend-mode:  
`./cp-license.py h pre`  


## Examples
**Add a license to your project:**  
`./cp-license.py mit ~/foo/bar/my_project_dir`  

**Some licenses have a "author" & "year" placeholder. You can populate them directly:**  
`./cp-license.py mit ~/foo/bar/my_project_dir Peter 2025`  

_You can omit the date `2025` and it will use the current year._  

**Add a short variant of the license into your main file:**  
`./cp-license.py pre gpl3 Peter 2025 c src/main.c`  

_If you replace `2025` with `0`, it will use the current year._  

**You can also omit the author and date:**  
`./cp-license.py pre gpl3 c src/main.c`  


## Notes on `pre, prepend`
- it will always create a backup of your file, before writing into it.
- if a backup exists, it does not overwrite the backup
- if a shebang `#!` and/or editor mode `-*-` exists, it will append the license text below it


## Add a new license
Please consult `cp-license.py` and look for the docstring `# How to add a new license`.  


## Add a new language comment token
Consult `cp-license.py` and look for `# How to add a new language comment token`