1 files changed, 29 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/std/fs/copy.ts b/std/fs/copy.ts
index f5e7f5078..783597882 100644
--- a/std/fs/copy.ts
+++ b/std/fs/copy.ts
@@ -23,21 +23,25 @@ async function ensureValidCopy(
   options: CopyOptions,
   isCopyFolder = false
 ): Promise<Deno.FileInfo> {
-  const destStat: Deno.FileInfo | null = await Deno.lstat(dest).catch(
-    (): Promise<null> => Promise.resolve(null)
-  );
-
-  if (destStat) {
-    if (isCopyFolder && !destStat.isDirectory()) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Cannot overwrite non-directory '${dest}' with directory '${src}'.`
-      );
-    }
-    if (!options.overwrite) {
-      throw new Error(`'${dest}' already exists.`);
+  let destStat: Deno.FileInfo | null;
+
+  try {
+    destStat = await Deno.lstat(dest);
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err instanceof Deno.DenoError && err.kind == Deno.ErrorKind.NotFound) {
+      return;
     }
   }
 
+  if (isCopyFolder && !destStat.isDirectory()) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Cannot overwrite non-directory '${dest}' with directory '${src}'.`
+    );
+  }
+  if (!options.overwrite) {
+    throw new Error(`'${dest}' already exists.`);
+  }
+
   return destStat!;
 }
 
@@ -51,19 +55,19 @@ function ensureValidCopySync(
 
   try {
     destStat = Deno.lstatSync(dest);
-  } catch {
-    // ignore error
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err instanceof Deno.DenoError && err.kind == Deno.ErrorKind.NotFound) {
+      return;
+    }
   }
 
-  if (destStat!) {
-    if (isCopyFolder && !destStat!.isDirectory()) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Cannot overwrite non-directory '${dest}' with directory '${src}'.`
-      );
-    }
-    if (!options.overwrite) {
-      throw new Error(`'${dest}' already exists.`);
-    }
+  if (isCopyFolder && !destStat!.isDirectory()) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Cannot overwrite non-directory '${dest}' with directory '${src}'.`
+    );
+  }
+  if (!options.overwrite) {
+    throw new Error(`'${dest}' already exists.`);
   }
 
   return destStat!;
@@ -186,6 +190,7 @@ function copyDirSync(src: string, dest: string, options: CopyOptions): void {
 
 /**
  * Copy a file or directory. The directory can have contents. Like `cp -r`.
+ * Requires the `--allow-read` and `--alow-write` flag.
  * @param src the file/directory path.
  *            Note that if `src` is a directory it will copy everything inside
  *            of this directory, not the entire directory itself
@@ -224,6 +229,7 @@ export async function copy(
 
 /**
  * Copy a file or directory. The directory can have contents. Like `cp -r`.
+ * Requires the `--allow-read` and `--alow-write` flag.
  * @param src the file/directory path.
  *            Note that if `src` is a directory it will copy everything inside
  *            of this directory, not the entire directory itself