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bug#24958: Please make "omitting directory" message clearer
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Paul Eggert |
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bug#24958: Please make "omitting directory" message clearer |
Date: |
Wed, 16 Nov 2016 17:25:18 -0800 |
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On 11/16/2016 05:07 PM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
we copy the directory but not the contents.
I'll adjust to:
"not recursing; omitting directory '/foo/bar'"
How about using the traditional wording, e.g., Solaris?
$ cp /etc /tmp
cp: /etc: is a directory
That's pretty clear. AIX is more verbose and is even clearer:
$ cp /etc /tmp
cp: 0653-436 /etc is a directory.
Specify -r or -R to copy.
I think either of these wordings would be better for new users than "not
recursing".