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gh-113803: Fix inaccurate documentation for shutil.move when dst is an existing directory (#113837)

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* fix the usage of dst and destination in shutil.move doc
* update shutil.move doc
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@ -861,12 +861,12 @@ def move(src, dst, copy_function=copy2):
similar to the Unix "mv" command. Return the file or directory's
destination.
If the destination is a directory or a symlink to a directory, the source
is moved inside the directory. The destination path must not already
exist.
If dst is an existing directory or a symlink to a directory, then src is
moved inside that directory. The destination path in that directory must
not already exist.
If the destination already exists but is not a directory, it may be
overwritten depending on os.rename() semantics.
If dst already exists but is not a directory, it may be overwritten
depending on os.rename() semantics.
If the destination is on our current filesystem, then rename() is used.
Otherwise, src is copied to the destination and then removed. Symlinks are