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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/lib/libshutil.tex | 8 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libshutil.tex b/Doc/lib/libshutil.tex index 17b1daa..a84fca9 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libshutil.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libshutil.tex @@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ file type and creator codes will not be correct. \begin{funcdesc}{copyfile}{src, dst} Copy the contents of the file named \var{src} to a file named - \var{dst}. If \var{dst} exists, it will be replaced, otherwise it - will be created. Special files such as character or block devices - and pipes cannot not be copied with this function. \var{src} and + \var{dst}. The destination location must be writable; otherwise, + an \exception{IOError} exception will be raised. + If \var{dst} already exists, it will be replaced. + Special files such as character or block devices + and pipes cannot be copied with this function. \var{src} and \var{dst} are path names given as strings. \end{funcdesc} |