abstract val dirToArchive: DirectoryProperty
}

val archiveReportsTask by tasks.registering(MyArchiveTask::class) {
    dirToArchive = layout.buildDirectory.dir("toArchive")
}

// tag::copy-single-file-example-with-task-properties[]
tasks.register<Copy>("copyReport2") {
    from(myReportTask.flatMap { it.outputFile })
    into(archiveReportsTask.flatMap { it.dirToArchive })
}

}

tasks.register('archiveReportsTask') {
    ext.dirToArchive = layout.buildDirectory.dir("toArchive")
    inputs.dir dirToArchive
}

// tag::copy-single-file-example-with-task-properties[]
tasks.register('copyReport2', Copy) {
    from myReportTask.outputFile
    into archiveReportsTask.dirToArchive
}
// end::copy-single-file-example-with-task-properties[]

include::sample[dir="snippets/files/copy/groovy",files="build.gradle[tags=copy-single-file-example-with-task-properties]"]
====

We have also assumed that the reports will be archived by `archiveReportsTask`, which provides us with the directory that will be archived and hence where we want to put the copies of the reports.

[[sec:copying_multiple_files_example]]
=== Copying multiple files