man-page, e2source: improve description of attribute "copy", fixes bugzilla 34

diff --git a/doc/man/e2source.5.in b/doc/man/e2source.5.in
index 2594276527a7a575799e5b925865c89f426af00d..8fc4e999e3a93cebd9e03ebe051ca5471ed1e88b 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/man/e2source.5.in
+++ b/doc/man/e2source.5.in
@@ -116,8 +116,14 @@ SHA-1 check-sum of the file.
 .BR copy
 Type: String
 .br
-The file is copied to directory defined in string during build preparation. Mutual exclusive to 
-\fBpatch\fR and \fBunpack\fR.
+In case string is a directory (ends on "/" or equals "." or ".."), the file is copied to that directory.
+The name is left unchanged.
+.br
+In all other cases the string is used as new name for the file. The file is renamed.
+.br
+Directories are allowed in both cases and created on demand.
+.br
+Mutual exclusive to \fBpatch\fR and \fBunpack\fR.
 
 .TP
 .BR patch