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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/library/pathlib.rst | 5 |
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diff --git a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst index 74c4807b34..737bc8578a 100644 --- a/Doc/library/pathlib.rst +++ b/Doc/library/pathlib.rst @@ -900,8 +900,9 @@ call fails (for example because the path doesn't exist): .. method:: Path.rename(target) - Rename this file or directory to the given *target*. *target* can be - either a string or another path object:: + Rename this file or directory to the given *target*. On Unix, if + *target* exists and is a file, it will be replaced silently if the user + has permission. *target* can be either a string or another path object:: >>> p = Path('foo') >>> p.open('w').write('some text') |