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authorpav <pav@FreeBSD.org>2007-05-12 22:18:27 +0000
committerpav <pav@FreeBSD.org>2007-05-12 22:18:27 +0000
commit687d073a67956f461f7bb258e440a92db085d03c (patch)
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Replace a fairly opaque sentence with a much clearer wording from NetBSD.
PR: docs/101330 (inspired by) Submitted by: Peter Gildea <peter@gildea.com> Obtained from: NetBSD
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@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ Cause
to be verbose, showing files after they are moved.
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-It is an error for either the
+It is an error for the
.Ar source
-operand or the destination path to specify a directory unless both do.
+operand to specify a directory if the target exists and is not a directory.
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If the destination path does not have a mode which permits writing,
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