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Diffstat (limited to 'src/copy.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/copy.c | 11 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/copy.c b/src/copy.c index a9561c606..4e0d266b6 100644 --- a/src/copy.c +++ b/src/copy.c @@ -2187,6 +2187,17 @@ copy_internal (char const *src_name, char const *dst_name, *copy_into_self = true; goto un_backup; } + else if (same_name (dst_name, earlier_file)) + { + error (0, 0, _("warning: source directory %s " + "specified more than once"), + quote (top_level_src_name)); + /* We only do backups in move mode and for non dirs, + and in move mode this won't be the issue as the source will + be missing for subsequent attempts. + There we just warn and return here. */ + return true; + } else if (x->dereference == DEREF_ALWAYS) { /* This happens when e.g., encountering a directory for the |