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Re: cp creates extraneous directories
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Bob Proulx |
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Re: cp creates extraneous directories |
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Mon Nov 4 12:07:22 2002 |
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Padraig Brady <address@hidden> [2002-11-04 14:09:41 +0000]:
> >The output shows:
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> > cp -a ../t .
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> >If it did not create the directory wouldn't that be a bug?
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> Well it's at least inconsistent.
> Why does it say "can't copy directory to itself" when it actually does.
Hmm... Actually it means it can't copy directory contents to itself.
Using a vernacular meaning that copying the directory means copying
the contents of the directory. English is such an imprecise language.
Bob