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diff --git a/Doc/library/shutil.rst b/Doc/library/shutil.rst index f28fbac..bd66aa9 100644 --- a/Doc/library/shutil.rst +++ b/Doc/library/shutil.rst @@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ copying and removal. For operations on individual files, see also the .. function:: copy2(src, dst) - Similar to :func:`copy`, but last access time and last modification time are - copied as well. This is similar to the Unix command :program:`cp -p`. + Similar to :func:`copy`, but metadata is copied as well -- in fact, this is just + :func:`copy` followed by :func:`copystat`. This is similar to the + Unix command :program:`cp -p`. .. function:: copytree(src, dst[, symlinks]) |