MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 1

ln(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities ln(1)
Message: no space on device for file "filename"
Cause: You attempted to copy (or move) a file to filename on a device that has no space
for it.
Action: Free up space on the target device or copy (or move) the file to another device.
Message: "pathname" is a directory (not copied): system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: read error on file "filename": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: recursive copy to directory "pathname"
Cause: You tried to recursively link a directory to itself.
Action: Choose a different pathname.
Message: source "name1" and target "name2" 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: target file "filename": system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: target "pathname" is not a directory
Cause: When recursively copying (or moving) 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 (or move) two or more files but the target indicated by
name 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.
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