MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 1

cp(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities cp(1)
Message: source "name" and target "name" are identical
Cause: You specified source and target files that are actually the same file (for example,
because of links).
Action: No further action is required.
Message: special file "filename"system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: stat error for "filename": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: target file "filename": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: target "pathname" is not a directory
Cause: When recursively copying multiple files using the –r or –R option, the target
must be a directory. You specified a target pathname that is not a directory.
Action: Check spelling of target pathname.
Message: target "pathname" must be a directory
Cause: You attempted to copy two or more files but the target indicated by pathname
was not a directory.
Action: When copying (or moving) two or more files, ensure that the final name on the
command line is a directory.
Message: target "pathname" must exist
Cause: The destination directory must exist for this utility to work.
Action: Check the command line arguments. You may need to create the target direc-
tory.
Message: Unknown option "–option"
Cause: You specified an option that is not valid for cp.
Action: Check the DESCRIPTION section of this man page for a list of valid cp
options.
Message: unreadable directory "pathname": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: write error on file "filename": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
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