Node.js error

ERR_FS_CP_DIR_TO_NON_DIR

An attempt was made to copy a directory to a non-directory (file, symlink, etc.) using fs.cp().

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Source: Node.js documentation. Data fetched 2026-09-25T01:43:12.379Z.