docs(internals): Add copy module documentation

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- Add docs/internals/copy.md with API reference and usage examples
- Add copy to internals toctree
- Document reflink benefits and filesystem support

Author: tony

docs/internals/copy.md

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+(copy)=
+
+# Copy Utilities
+
+```{module} libvcs._internal.copy
+```
+
+Copy utilities with reflink (copy-on-write) support for optimized directory operations.
+
+## Overview
+
+This module provides `copytree_reflink()`, an optimized directory copy function that
+leverages filesystem-level copy-on-write (CoW) when available, with automatic fallback
+to standard `shutil.copytree()` on unsupported filesystems.
+
+## Why Reflinks?
+
+Traditional file copying reads source bytes and writes them to the destination. On
+modern copy-on-write filesystems like **Btrfs**, **XFS**, and **APFS**, reflinks
+provide a more efficient alternative:
+
+| Operation | Traditional Copy | Reflink Copy |
+|-----------|------------------|--------------|
+| Bytes transferred | All file data | Metadata only |
+| Time complexity | O(file size) | O(1) |
+| Disk usage | 2x original | ~0 (shared blocks) |
+| On modification | Original unchanged | CoW creates new blocks |
+
+### Filesystem Support
+
+| Filesystem | Reflink Support | Notes |
+|------------|-----------------|-------|
+| Btrfs | ✅ Native | Full CoW support |
+| XFS | ✅ Native | Requires reflink=1 mount option |
+| APFS | ✅ Native | macOS 10.13+ |
+| ext4 | ❌ Fallback | Falls back to byte copy |
+| NTFS | ❌ Fallback | Windows uses shutil.copytree |
+
+## Usage
+
+```python
+from libvcs._internal.copy import copytree_reflink
+import pathlib
+
+src = pathlib.Path("/path/to/source")
+dst = pathlib.Path("/path/to/destination")
+
+# Simple copy
+copytree_reflink(src, dst)
+
+# With ignore patterns
+import shutil
+copytree_reflink(
+    src,
+    dst,
+    ignore=shutil.ignore_patterns("*.pyc", "__pycache__"),
+)
+```
+
+## API Reference
+
+```{eval-rst}
+.. autofunction:: libvcs._internal.copy.copytree_reflink
+```
+
+## Implementation Details
+
+### Strategy
+
+The function uses a **reflink-first + fallback** strategy:
+
+1. **Try `cp --reflink=auto`** - On Linux, this command attempts a reflink copy
+   and silently falls back to regular copy if the filesystem doesn't support it
+2. **Fallback to `shutil.copytree()`** - If `cp` fails (not found, permission issues,
+   or Windows), use Python's standard library
+
+### Ignore Patterns
+
+When using ignore patterns with `cp --reflink=auto`, the approach differs from
+`shutil.copytree()`:
+
+- **shutil.copytree**: Applies patterns during copy (never copies ignored files)
+- **cp --reflink**: Copies everything, then deletes ignored files
+
+This difference is acceptable because:
+- The overhead of post-copy deletion is minimal for typical ignore patterns
+- The performance gain from reflinks far outweighs this overhead on CoW filesystems
+
+## Use in pytest Fixtures
+
+This module is used by the `*_repo` fixtures in `libvcs.pytest_plugin` to create
+isolated test workspaces from cached master copies:
+
+```python
+# From pytest_plugin.py
+from libvcs._internal.copy import copytree_reflink
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def git_repo(...):
+    # ...
+    copytree_reflink(
+        master_copy,
+        new_checkout_path,
+        ignore=shutil.ignore_patterns(".libvcs_master_initialized"),
+    )
+    # ...
+```
+
+### Benefits for Test Fixtures
+
+1. **Faster on CoW filesystems** - Users on Btrfs/XFS see 10-100x speedup
+2. **No regression elsewhere** - ext4/Windows users see no performance change
+3. **Safe for writable workspaces** - Tests can modify files; master stays unchanged
+4. **Future-proof** - As more systems adopt CoW filesystems, benefits increase

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