[m-rev.] diff: improve *.err_res messages

[Peter Moulder]

Looks good to me.  I'd prefer an if-then-elif-else, to allow better
error handling for failed `cp'.  In the last case, I'd prefer
`cat $$shortest; cp ...', again in case that cp fails.

pjm.
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