#2369: clarify that copyfile() doesn't take a target directory.
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@ -28,15 +28,6 @@ copying and removal. For operations on individual files, see also the
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are not copied.
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.. function:: copyfile(src, dst)
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Copy the contents (no metadata) of the file named *src* to a file named *dst*.
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The destination location must be writable; otherwise, an :exc:`IOError` exception
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will be raised. If *dst* already exists, it will be replaced. Special files
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such as character or block devices and pipes cannot be copied with this
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function. *src* and *dst* are path names given as strings.
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.. function:: copyfileobj(fsrc, fdst[, length])
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Copy the contents of the file-like object *fsrc* to the file-like object *fdst*.
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@ -48,6 +39,17 @@ copying and removal. For operations on individual files, see also the
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be copied.
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.. function:: copyfile(src, dst)
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Copy the contents (no metadata) of the file named *src* to a file named *dst*.
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*dst* must be the complete target file name; look at :func:`copy` for a copy that
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accepts a target directory path.
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The destination location must be writable; otherwise, an :exc:`IOError` exception
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will be raised. If *dst* already exists, it will be replaced. Special files
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such as character or block devices and pipes cannot be copied with this
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function. *src* and *dst* are path names given as strings.
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.. function:: copymode(src, dst)
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Copy the permission bits from *src* to *dst*. The file contents, owner, and
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