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| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/shutil.py | 10 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/shutil.py b/Lib/shutil.py index acc9419..c19ea06 100644 --- a/Lib/shutil.py +++ b/Lib/shutil.py @@ -861,12 +861,12 @@ def move(src, dst, copy_function=copy2): similar to the Unix "mv" command. Return the file or directory's destination. - If the destination is a directory or a symlink to a directory, the source - is moved inside the directory. The destination path must not already - exist. + If dst is an existing directory or a symlink to a directory, then src is + moved inside that directory. The destination path in that directory must + not already exist. - If the destination already exists but is not a directory, it may be - overwritten depending on os.rename() semantics. + If dst already exists but is not a directory, it may be overwritten + depending on os.rename() semantics. If the destination is on our current filesystem, then rename() is used. Otherwise, src is copied to the destination and then removed. Symlinks are |