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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libos.tex b/Doc/lib/libos.tex index 6181be2..d17c911 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libos.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libos.tex @@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ instead of directly from the OS dependent built-in module, so there should be \emph{no} reason not to use \module{os}! +% Frank Stajano <fstajano@uk.research.att.com> complained that it +% wasn't clear that the entries described in the subsections were all +% available at the module level (most uses of subsections are +% different); I think this is only a problem for the HTML version, +% where the relationship may not be as clear. +% +\ifhtml +The \module{os} module contains many functions and data values. +The items below and in the following sub-sections are all available +directly from the \module{os} module. +\fi + + \begin{excdesc}{error} This exception is raised when a function returns a system-related error (e.g., not for illegal argument types). This is @@ -74,6 +87,7 @@ These functions and data items provide information and operate on the current process and user. \begin{funcdesc}{chdir}{path} +\index{directory!changing} Change the current working directory to \var{path}. Availability: Macintosh, \UNIX{}, Windows. \end{funcdesc} |