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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions Doc/library/os.rst
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must be a string specifying a file path. However, some functions now
alternatively accept an open file descriptor for their *path* argument.
The function will then operate on the file referred to by the descriptor.
(For POSIX systems, Python will call the variant of the function prefixed
with ``f`` (e.g. call ``fchdir`` instead of ``chdir``).)
For POSIX systems, Python will call the variant of the function prefixed
with ``f`` (e.g. call ``fchdir`` instead of ``chdir``).

You can check whether or not *path* can be specified as a file descriptor
for a particular function on your platform using :data:`os.supports_fd`.
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* **paths relative to directory descriptors:** If *dir_fd* is not ``None``, it
should be a file descriptor referring to a directory, and the path to operate
on should be relative; path will then be relative to that directory. If the
path is absolute, *dir_fd* is ignored. (For POSIX systems, Python will call
path is absolute, *dir_fd* is ignored. For POSIX systems, Python will call
the variant of the function with an ``at`` suffix and possibly prefixed with
``f`` (e.g. call ``faccessat`` instead of ``access``).

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* **not following symlinks:** If *follow_symlinks* is
``False``, and the last element of the path to operate on is a symbolic link,
the function will operate on the symbolic link itself rather than the file
pointed to by the link. (For POSIX systems, Python will call the ``l...``
variant of the function.)
pointed to by the link. For POSIX systems, Python will call the ``l...``
variant of the function.

You can check whether or not *follow_symlinks* is supported for a particular
function on your platform using :data:`os.supports_follow_symlinks`.
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