diff --git a/Sources/Path+FileManager.swift b/Sources/Path+FileManager.swift
index 6c89082..2202229 100644
--- a/Sources/Path+FileManager.swift
+++ b/Sources/Path+FileManager.swift
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public extension Path {
      - Parameter to: Destination filename.
      - Parameter overwrite: If true overwrites any file that already exists at `to`.
      - Returns: `to` to allow chaining
-     - SeeAlso: copy(into:overwrite:)
+     - SeeAlso: `copy(into:overwrite:)`
      */
     @discardableResult
     public func copy(to: Path, overwrite: Bool = false) throws -> Path {
@@ -30,16 +30,26 @@ public extension Path {
      - Parameter into: Destination directory
      - Parameter overwrite: If true overwrites any file that already exists at `into`.
      - Returns: The `Path` of the newly copied file.
-     - SeeAlso: copy(into:overwrite:)
+     - SeeAlso: `copy(into:overwrite:)`
      */
     @discardableResult
     public func copy(into: Path, overwrite: Bool = false) throws -> Path {
         if !into.exists {
             try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: url, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
-        } else if overwrite, !into.isDirectory {
-            try into.delete()
         }
         let rv = into/basename()
+        if overwrite, rv.isFile {
+            try rv.delete()
+        }
+    #if os(Linux)
+    #if swift(>=5)
+        // check if fixed
+    #else
+        if !overwrite, rv.isFile {
+            throw CocoaError.error(.fileWriteFileExists)
+        }
+    #endif
+    #endif
         try FileManager.default.copyItem(at: url, to: rv.url)
         return rv
     }
diff --git a/Tests/PathTests/PathTests.swift b/Tests/PathTests/PathTests.swift
index db691e0..6d23262 100644
--- a/Tests/PathTests/PathTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/PathTests/PathTests.swift
@@ -138,4 +138,15 @@ class PathTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(Path.root/"a/foo"/"../../bar", Path.root/"bar")
         XCTAssertEqual(Path.root/"a/foo"/"../../../bar", Path.root/"bar")
     }
+
+    func testCopyInto() throws {
+        try Path.mktemp { root in
+            let bar = try root.join("bar").touch()
+            try Path.mktemp { root in
+                try root.join("bar").touch()
+                XCTAssertThrowsError(try bar.copy(into: root))
+                try bar.copy(into: root, overwrite: true)
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/PathTests/XCTestManifests.swift b/Tests/PathTests/XCTestManifests.swift
index 9104303..d92bebc 100644
--- a/Tests/PathTests/XCTestManifests.swift
+++ b/Tests/PathTests/XCTestManifests.swift
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ extension PathTests {
         ("testBasename", testBasename),
         ("testCodable", testCodable),
         ("testConcatenation", testConcatenation),
+        ("testCopyInto", testCopyInto),
         ("testEnumeration", testEnumeration),
         ("testEnumerationSkippingHiddenFiles", testEnumerationSkippingHiddenFiles),
         ("testExists", testExists),