diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/rename/lib/index.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/rename/lib/index.js
index 9c67b5f2f1ea..c5d8f6311f17 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/rename/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/rename/lib/index.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 *
 * function done( error ) {
 *     if ( error ) {
-*         throw error;
+*         console.error( error.message );
 *     }
 * }
 *
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 *
 * var err = renameSync( './beep/boop.txt', './beep/foo.txt' );
 * if ( err instanceof Error ) {
-*     throw err;
+*     console.error( err.message );
 * }
 */