From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Sep 29 10:33:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA00375 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 10:33:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from elvis.vnet.net (elvis.vnet.net [166.82.1.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA00242 for ; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 10:33:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rivers@dignus.com) Received: from dignus.com (ponds.vnet.net [166.82.177.48]) by elvis.vnet.net (8.8.8/8.8.4) with ESMTP id NAA16442; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 13:32:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from lakes.dignus.com (lakes [10.0.0.3]) by dignus.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA10369; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 14:08:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from rivers@localhost) by lakes.dignus.com (8.8.8/8.6.9) id NAA03453; Tue, 29 Sep 1998 13:35:46 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 13:35:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas David Rivers Message-Id: <199809291735.NAA03453@lakes.dignus.com> To: costa@cortx.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HELP: error copying directories In-Reply-To: <000301bdebc4$1fd1c340$0401a8c0@costa.eclipse.net> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > running 2.2.7 > > i get an error when i try copying a directory to another location. > > >cp -R man TESTCP > cp: TESTCP/man1/TEST/TEST/TEST/TEST/TEST: name too long (not copied) > > am i forgetting something? or is there a problem of some sort? > > thanks! > > -costa > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > Make sure TEST isn't a symlink to itself... if it were, you would get that problem... - Dave Rivers - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message