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Diffstat (limited to 'Doc/lib/libshutil.tex')
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/lib/libshutil.tex | 13 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libshutil.tex b/Doc/lib/libshutil.tex index 8ff5367..deb2ed2 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libshutil.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libshutil.tex @@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ 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. + 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} are path names given as strings. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{copyfileobj}{fsrc, fdst\optional{, length}} @@ -35,20 +37,23 @@ file type and creator codes will not be correct. \begin{funcdesc}{copymode}{src, dst} Copy the permission bits from \var{src} to \var{dst}. The file - contents, owner, and group are unaffected. + contents, owner, and group are unaffected. \var{src} and \var{dst} + are path names given as strings. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{copystat}{src, dst} Copy the permission bits, last access time, and last modification time from \var{src} to \var{dst}. The file contents, owner, and - group are unaffected. + group are unaffected. \var{src} and \var{dst} are path names given + as strings. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{copy}{src, dst} Copy the file \var{src} to the file or directory \var{dst}. If \var{dst} is a directory, a file with the same basename as \var{src} is created (or overwritten) in the directory specified. Permission - bits are copied. + bits are copied. \var{src} and \var{dst} are path names given as + strings. \end{funcdesc} \begin{funcdesc}{copy2}{src, dst} |