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Running the copy command as sudo cp -v -r -f source destination, for few directories and files, getting error as cp: cannot overwrite directory with non-directory. Any help ??? Thanks.










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Running the copy command as sudo cp -v -r -f source destination, for few directories and files, getting error as cp: cannot overwrite directory with non-directory. Any help ??? Thanks.










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  • The error message seems quite clear. Can you describe your problem in more detail?

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  • The error message seems quite clear. Can you describe your problem in more detail?

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    Jan 17 at 16:44

















The error message seems quite clear. Can you describe your problem in more detail?

– Blackwood
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The error message seems quite clear. Can you describe your problem in more detail?

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You are trying to copy a file (source) that has the same name of a directory (destination). You have to remove the directory from destination path, then copy the file.






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