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| -rw-r--r-- | src/cp.c | 22 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
@@ -541,18 +541,18 @@ do_copy (int n_files, char **file, const char *target_directory, if (!dest_is_dir) { - if (target_directory) + if (target_directory || 1 < n_files) { - error (0, 0, _("%s: specified target is not a directory"), - quote (dest)); - usage (EXIT_FAILURE); - } - - if (n_files > 1) - { - error (0, 0, - _("copying multiple files, but last argument %s is not a directory"), - quote (dest)); + char const *msg; + if (new_dst) + msg = N_("%s: specified destination directory does not exist"); + else if (target_directory) + msg = N_("%s: specified target is not a directory"); + else /* n_files > 1 */ + msg = + N_("copying multiple files, but last argument %s is not a directory"); + + error (0, 0, _(msg), quote (dest)); usage (EXIT_FAILURE); } } |