Am 17.11.2016 um 02:34 schrieb Paul Vint: > I have had people I am teaching say the same thing, "Yeah, I know it's a > directory!" > > +1 on the AIX style of message. It is clear, offers a (likely correct) > suggestion, and is brief.
+1 This exactly the style what I judge as a good error message: "I can't do A because of B, but you can try C to get it working anyway" and I go for printing it in all my own scripts and applications. -- Reuti > Paul > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 8:29 PM, Samuel Thibault <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Paul Eggert, on Wed 16 Nov 2016 17:25:18 -0800, wrote: >>> 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. >> >> That'd still make my students speechless: "yes, it's a directory, so >> what?!" >> >>> AIX is more verbose and is even clearer: >>> >>> $ cp /etc /tmp >>> cp: 0653-436 /etc is a directory. >>> Specify -r or -R to copy. >> >> That looks more along what I suggested in my latest previous mail :) >> >> Samuel >> >> >> >> >
