diff --git a/Lib/shutil.py b/Lib/shutil.py
index a130077..f375a5b 100644
--- a/Lib/shutil.py
+++ b/Lib/shutil.py
@@ -972,8 +972,8 @@
     return os.terminal_size((columns, lines))
 
 def which(cmd, mode=os.F_OK | os.X_OK, path=None):
-    """Given a file, mode, and a path string, return the path which conforms
-    to the given mode on the path."""
+    """Given a command, mode, and a path string, return the path which
+    conforms to the given mode on the path."""
     # Check that a given file can be accessed with the correct mode.
     # Additionally check that `file` is not a directory, as on Windows
     # directories pass the os.access check.