GNU bug report logs - #22584
cp could be more precise than "Not a directory"

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2016 16:20:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: cp could be more precise than "Not a directory"
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2016 00:19:33 +0800

$ cp .profile /tmp/My_DocVments/
cp: cannot create regular file '/tmp/My_DocVments/': Not a directory

Well can't it be more precise:
No such directory nor file.
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