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Linux Shell Error: "omitting directory" File Copy Move Create Remove
Post Description: Linux Shell Error: "omitting directory" File Copy Move Create Remove
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This Post Was Posted On Feb 29, 2008 By braker #795

Linux Shell Error: "omitting directory" File Copy Move Create Remove by braker

I am getting this error whenver I send a command to copy a directory. This is the command I am using:

Code:

cp /var/www/html/ /var/web/html/

Thi is the error I get

Code:

cp: omitting directory `/var/www/html/'

What I am doing wrong

I've also seen this error whenever i do:

Code:

mv /var/www/html/ /var/web/html/

Code:

rm /var/www/html/ /var/web/html/

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rakshas

#1007 1

thank you very much!

Feb 15, 2008 Reply Report abuse

Jayson

#1006 2

heck yes!!! thank you very much. this is such a relife that ic an do this

Dec 01, 2007 Reply Report abuse

Alexa

#1005 3

this is great. it worked like a charm.

Nov 29, 2007 Reply Report abuse

Chandra

#1004 4

this is very helpful information me too.

Oct 17, 2007 Reply Report abuse

Sunil Kumar

#1003 5

helped me too
thanks!!
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Oct 15, 2007 Reply Report abuse

Mohamed Thalib

#1002 6

i helped mee tooo thanks a lot..

Sep 12, 2007 Reply Report abuse

jianchao

#1001 7

good answer

Jun 24, 2007 Reply Report abuse

A.J.

#1000 8

Thank you very much for this,
it took me ages to find this exacly command!

Apr 06, 2007 Reply Report abuse

Fidelis

#999 9

Thank you so much that was a q uick tip that saved me time.

Apr 03, 2007 Reply Report abuse

braker

#998 10

To fix this error, you need to give it the -r option (argument).

In order for your command to work, it should look like this:

Code:

cp -r /var/www/html/ /var/web/html/

To DELETE the whole and complete directory without a prompt, do this command: (be careful, there's no going back once you delete it)

Code:

rm -fc directory_name

* directory_name is whatever directory you want to delete.

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