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@@ -1142,6 +1142,7 @@ CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/bbs.py eol=lf
 CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/cep2_datamapper.py eol=lf
 CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/cimager.py eol=lf
 CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/compression_pipeline.py eol=lf
+CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/copier.py -text
 CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/count_timesteps.py eol=lf
 CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/datamapper.py eol=lf
 CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/demixing.py eol=lf
@@ -1186,6 +1187,7 @@ CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/vdsreader.py eol=lf
 CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/__init__.py eol=lf
 CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/bbs.py eol=lf
 CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/cimager.py eol=lf
+CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/copier.py -text
 CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/count_timesteps.py eol=lf
 CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/demix/demixing.py eol=lf
 CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/demix/find_a_team.py eol=lf
@@ -1232,6 +1234,7 @@ CEP/Pipeline/test/pipeline_test.sh eol=lf
 CEP/Pipeline/test/recipes/__init__.py eol=lf
 CEP/Pipeline/test/recipes/master/__init__.py eol=lf
 CEP/Pipeline/test/recipes/nodes/__init__.py eol=lf
+CEP/Pipeline/test/recipes/nodes/copier_test.py -text
 CEP/Pipeline/test/recipes/nodes/imager_create_dbs_test.py eol=lf
 CEP/Pipeline/test/recipes/nodes/imager_prepare_test.py eol=lf
 CEP/Pipeline/test/support/__init__.py eol=lf
diff --git a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/copier.py b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/master/copier.py
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diff --git a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/copier.py b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/copier.py
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diff --git a/CEP/Pipeline/test/recipes/nodes/copier_test.py b/CEP/Pipeline/test/recipes/nodes/copier_test.py
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