[wellylug] Exact meaning of "omitting directory"

[Spiro Harvey]

On Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:56:25 +1200
John Durham <john.modec at xtra.co.nz> wrote:

> While copying files to my web server I received a message saying 
> "omitting directory". Maybe I got the command wrong, but the implication 
> here could be other than I expected. Before proceeding, would you care 
> to comment please?

Had you typed the error message into Google, you could have saved yourself a lot of time and typing.

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Perhaps it would be saner if you just put one URL in your sig that points to a list of all your other stuff.

The aforementioned Google has many links to sig etiquette.

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