From e63e83d2b8478ffa71891cffe61df70c97416f79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Michael Hirsch, Ph.D" Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 21:14:43 -0500 Subject: Help: Document that if(EXISTS) does not expand ~ Fixes: #21729 --- Help/command/if.rst | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Help/command/if.rst b/Help/command/if.rst index c51d2bc..5dabe00 100644 --- a/Help/command/if.rst +++ b/Help/command/if.rst @@ -119,9 +119,10 @@ File Operations ``if(EXISTS path-to-file-or-directory)`` True if the named file or directory exists. Behavior is well-defined - only for full paths. Resolves symbolic links, i.e. if the named file or - directory is a symbolic link, returns true if the target of the - symbolic link exists. + only for explicit full paths (a leading ``~/`` is not expanded as + a home directory and is considered a relative path). + Resolves symbolic links, i.e. if the named file or directory is a + symbolic link, returns true if the target of the symbolic link exists. ``if(file1 IS_NEWER_THAN file2)`` True if ``file1`` is newer than ``file2`` or if one of the two files doesn't -- cgit v0.12