GNU bug report logs - #73331
Better mkdir error message

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Package: coreutils;

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

Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:48:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: Better mkdir error message
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:42:16 +0800

$ mkdir land/3254-1/containers
mkdir: cannot create directory ‘land/3254-1/containers’: No such file or directory

Don't say that. Say
mkdir: cannot create directory ‘land/3254-1/containers’: No such directory: ‘land/3254-1’

(You can even maybe add "try -p".)
Severity set to 'wishlist' from 'normal' Request was from Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Sun, 16 Feb 2025 06:59:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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