diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst index 1f434a1c5b62fb..d5e9bbcffc31cf 100644 --- a/Doc/library/os.rst +++ b/Doc/library/os.rst @@ -2328,7 +2328,7 @@ features: :exc:`IsADirectoryError` or a :exc:`NotADirectoryError` will be raised respectively. If both are directories and *dst* is empty, *dst* will be silently replaced. If *dst* is a non-empty directory, an :exc:`OSError` - is raised. If both are files, *dst* it will be replaced silently if the user + is raised. If both are files, *dst* will be replaced silently if the user has permission. The operation may fail on some Unix flavors if *src* and *dst* are on different filesystems. If successful, the renaming will be an atomic operation (this is a POSIX requirement).