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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/File/Copy.pm b/lib/File/Copy.pm
index 5558bafe11..31fad2ac5d 100644
--- a/lib/File/Copy.pm
+++ b/lib/File/Copy.pm
@@ -333,9 +333,10 @@ File::Copy also provides the C<syscopy> routine, which copies the
file specified in the first parameter to the file specified in the
second parameter, preserving OS-specific attributes and file
structure. For Unix systems, this is equivalent to the simple
-C<copy> routine. For VMS systems, this calls the C<rmscopy>
-routine (see below). For OS/2 systems, this calls the C<syscopy>
-XSUB directly. For Win32 systems, this calls C<Win32::CopyFile>.
+C<copy> routine, which doesn't preserve OS-specific attributes. For
+VMS systems, this calls the C<rmscopy> routine (see below). For OS/2
+systems, this calls the C<syscopy> XSUB directly. For Win32 systems,
+this calls C<Win32::CopyFile>.
=head2 Special behaviour if C<syscopy> is defined (OS/2, VMS and Win32)