Pádraig Brady, on Thu 17 Nov 2016 01:07:36 +0000, wrote:
> I agree, though we have to be careful not to imply
> we copy the directory but not the contents.
> I'll adjust to:
> 
>   "not recursing; omitting directory '/foo/bar'"

Perhaps

  "not recursing by default, thus omitting directory '/foo/bar'"

to make it explicit that recursing is an available option ?

I actually wondered about suggesting

  "not recursing by default, thus omitting directory '/foo/bar', perhaps
  you wanted to use -r?"

since that's actually what I have to tell my students.

Samuel



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