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gradle/org.gradle.api.tasks/Sync/getPreserve

getPreserve

@Internal
open fun getPreserve(): PatternFilterable(source)

Returns the filter that defines which files to preserve in the destination directory.

Return

the filter defining the files to preserve

Since

3.1

See also

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