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Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 23:46:03 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject: Re: cp error -- oh the great sanity of *nix tools?!?
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In-Reply-To: <001c01c0fd28$b8f30f70$6464648a@ca.boeing.com>; from mchase@ix.netcom.com on Sun, Jun 24, 2001 at 08:38:21PM -0700

On Sun, Jun 24, 2001 at 08:38:21PM -0700, Michael A. Chase wrote:
>One advantage with open-source over Redmond's finest is that you can always
>find the error message in the source code and submit a patch with a better
>message.  I believe cp is in the fileutils package.
>
>I vaguely recall similar problems being discussed in this list a couple
>weeks ago.  A Google search will probably find them.

google search?  Look at the source?

These are strange concepts.  Your words confuse me.

cgf

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