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diff --git a/doc/FileSystem.3 b/doc/FileSystem.3
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@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 '\"
 '\" Copyright (c) 2001 Vincent Darley
+'\" Copyright (c) 2008 Donal K. Fellows
 '\"
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
 '\" 
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: FileSystem.3,v 1.64 2008/07/28 21:31:13 nijtmans Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: FileSystem.3,v 1.65 2008/09/24 09:41:12 dkf Exp $
 '\" 
 .so man.macros
 .TH Filesystem 3 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
 .BS
 .SH NAME
-Tcl_FSRegister, Tcl_FSUnregister, Tcl_FSData, Tcl_FSMountsChanged, Tcl_FSGetFileSystemForPath, Tcl_FSGetPathType, Tcl_FSCopyFile, Tcl_FSCopyDirectory, Tcl_FSCreateDirectory, Tcl_FSDeleteFile, Tcl_FSRemoveDirectory, Tcl_FSRenameFile, Tcl_FSListVolumes, Tcl_FSEvalFile, Tcl_FSEvalFileEx, Tcl_FSLoadFile, Tcl_FSMatchInDirectory, Tcl_FSLink, Tcl_FSLstat, Tcl_FSUtime, Tcl_FSFileAttrsGet, Tcl_FSFileAttrsSet, Tcl_FSFileAttrStrings, Tcl_FSStat, Tcl_FSAccess, Tcl_FSOpenFileChannel, Tcl_FSGetCwd, Tcl_FSChdir, Tcl_FSPathSeparator, Tcl_FSJoinPath, Tcl_FSSplitPath, Tcl_FSEqualPaths, Tcl_FSGetNormalizedPath, Tcl_FSJoinToPath, Tcl_FSConvertToPathType, Tcl_FSGetInternalRep, Tcl_FSGetTranslatedPath, Tcl_FSGetTranslatedStringPath, Tcl_FSNewNativePath, Tcl_FSGetNativePath, Tcl_FSFileSystemInfo, Tcl_AllocStatBuf \- procedures to interact with any filesystem
+Tcl_FSRegister, Tcl_FSUnregister, Tcl_FSData, Tcl_FSMountsChanged, Tcl_FSGetFileSystemForPath, Tcl_FSGetPathType, Tcl_FSCopyFile, Tcl_FSCopyDirectory, Tcl_FSCreateDirectory, Tcl_FSDeleteFile, Tcl_FSRemoveDirectory, Tcl_FSRenameFile, Tcl_FSListVolumes, Tcl_FSEvalFile, Tcl_FSEvalFileEx, Tcl_FSLoadFile, Tcl_FSMatchInDirectory, Tcl_FSLink, Tcl_FSLstat, Tcl_FSUtime, Tcl_FSFileAttrsGet, Tcl_FSFileAttrsSet, Tcl_FSFileAttrStrings, Tcl_FSStat, Tcl_FSAccess, Tcl_FSOpenFileChannel, Tcl_FSGetCwd, Tcl_FSChdir, Tcl_FSPathSeparator, Tcl_FSJoinPath, Tcl_FSSplitPath, Tcl_FSEqualPaths, Tcl_FSGetNormalizedPath, Tcl_FSJoinToPath, Tcl_FSConvertToPathType, Tcl_FSGetInternalRep, Tcl_FSGetTranslatedPath, Tcl_FSGetTranslatedStringPath, Tcl_FSNewNativePath, Tcl_FSGetNativePath, Tcl_FSFileSystemInfo, Tcl_GetAccessTimeFromStat, Tcl_GetBlockSizeFromStat, Tcl_GetBlocksFromStat, Tcl_GetChangeTimeFromStat, Tcl_GetDeviceTypeFromStat, Tcl_GetFSDeviceFromStat, Tcl_GetFSInodeFromStat, Tcl_GetGroupIdFromStat, Tcl_GetLinkCountFromStat, Tcl_GetModeFromStat, Tcl_GetModificationTimeFromStat, Tcl_GetSizeFromStat, Tcl_GetUserIdFromStat, Tcl_AllocStatBuf \- procedures to interact with any filesystem
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 \fB#include <tcl.h>\fR
@@ -141,14 +142,55 @@ Tcl_Obj *
 .sp
 Tcl_StatBuf *
 \fBTcl_AllocStatBuf\fR()
+.sp
+.VS 8.6
+Tcl_WideInt
+\fBTcl_GetAccessTimeFromStat\fR(\fIstatPtr\fR)
+.sp
+unsigned
+\fBTcl_GetBlockSizeFromStat\fR(\fIstatPtr\fR)
+.sp
+Tcl_WideUInt
+\fBTcl_GetBlocksFromStat\fR(\fIstatPtr\fR)
+.sp
+Tcl_WideInt
+\fBTcl_GetChangeTimeFromStat\fR(\fIstatPtr\fR)
+.sp
+int
+\fBTcl_GetDeviceTypeFromStat\fR(\fIstatPtr\fR)
+.sp
+unsigned
+\fBTcl_GetFSDeviceFromStat\fR(\fIstatPtr\fR)
+.sp
+unsigned
+\fBTcl_GetFSInodeFromStat\fR(\fIstatPtr\fR)
+.sp
+int
+\fBTcl_GetGroupIdFromStat\fR(\fIstatPtr\fR)
+.sp
+int
+\fBTcl_GetLinkCountFromStat\fR(\fIstatPtr\fR)
+.sp
+unsigned
+\fBTcl_GetModeFromStat\fR(\fIstatPtr\fR)
+.sp
+Tcl_WideInt
+\fBTcl_GetModificationTimeFromStat\fR(\fIstatPtr\fR)
+.sp
+Tcl_WideUInt
+\fBTcl_GetSizeFromStat\fR(\fIstatPtr\fR)
+.sp
+int
+\fBTcl_GetUserIdFromStat\fR(\fIstatPtr\fR)
+.VE 8.6
 .SH ARGUMENTS
-.AS Tcl_FSUnloadFileProc **unloadProcPtr out
+.AS Tcl_GlobTypeData **srcPathPtr out
 .AP "const Tcl_Filesystem" *fsPtr in
 Points to a structure containing the addresses of procedures that
 can be called to perform the various filesystem operations.
 .AP Tcl_Obj *pathPtr in
 The path represented by this object is used for the operation in
-question.  If the object does not already have an internal \fBpath\fR
+question. If the object does not already have an internal \fBpath\fR
 representation, it will be converted to have one.
 .AP Tcl_Obj *srcPathPtr in
 As for \fIpathPtr\fR, but used for the source file for a copy or
@@ -163,23 +205,23 @@ file identified by \fIpathPtr\fR and to be evaluted.
 Only files or directories matching this pattern will be returned.
 .AP Tcl_GlobTypeData *types in
 Only files or directories matching the type descriptions contained in
-this structure will be returned.  This parameter may be NULL.
+this structure will be returned. This parameter may be NULL.
 .AP Tcl_Interp *interp in
 Interpreter to use either for results, evaluation, or reporting error
 messages.
 .AP ClientData clientData in
 The native description of the path object to create.
 .AP Tcl_Obj *firstPtr in
-The first of two path objects to compare.  The object may be converted
+The first of two path objects to compare. The object may be converted
 to \fBpath\fR type.
 .AP Tcl_Obj *secondPtr in
-The second of two path objects to compare.  The object may be converted
+The second of two path objects to compare. The object may be converted
 to \fBpath\fR type.
 .AP Tcl_Obj *listObj in
 The list of path elements to operate on with a \fBjoin\fR operation.
 .AP int elements in
 If non-negative, the number of elements in the \fIlistObj\fR which should
-be joined together.  If negative, then all elements are joined.
+be joined together. If negative, then all elements are joined.
 .AP Tcl_Obj **errorPtr out
 In the case of an error, filled with an object containing the name of
 the file which caused an error in the various copy/rename operations.
@@ -190,9 +232,9 @@ Pre-allocated object in which to store (using
 \fBTcl_ListObjAppendElement\fR) the list of
 files or directories which are successfully matched.
 .AP int mode in
-Mask consisting of one or more of R_OK, W_OK, X_OK and F_OK.  R_OK,
+Mask consisting of one or more of R_OK, W_OK, X_OK and F_OK. R_OK,
 W_OK and X_OK request checking whether the file exists and  has  read,
-write and  execute  permissions, respectively.  F_OK just requests
+write and  execute  permissions, respectively. F_OK just requests
 checking for the existence of the file.
 .AP Tcl_StatBuf *statPtr out
 The structure that contains the result of a stat or lstat operation.
@@ -215,15 +257,15 @@ Filled with the function to use to unload this piece of code.
 The access and modification times in this structure are read and
 used to set those values for a given file.
 .AP "const char" *modeString in
-Specifies how the file is to be accessed.  May have any of the values
+Specifies how the file is to be accessed. May have any of the values
 allowed for the \fImode\fR argument to the Tcl \fBopen\fR command.
 .AP int permissions in
-POSIX-style permission flags such as 0644.  If a new file is created, these
+POSIX-style permission flags such as 0644. If a new file is created, these
 permissions will be set on the created file.
 .AP int *lenPtr out
 If non-NULL, filled with the number of elements in the split path.
 .AP Tcl_Obj *basePtr in
-The base path on to which to join the given elements.  May be NULL.
+The base path on to which to join the given elements. May be NULL.
 .AP int objc in
 The number of elements in \fIobjv\fR.
 .AP "Tcl_Obj *const" objv[] in
@@ -243,27 +285,27 @@ symbolic links are preferred.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP
 There are several reasons for calling the \fBTcl_FS\fR API functions
-(e.g. \fBTcl_FSAccess\fR and \fBTcl_FSStat\fR)
+(e.g.\ \fBTcl_FSAccess\fR and \fBTcl_FSStat\fR)
 rather than calling system level functions like \fBaccess\fR and
-\fBstat\fR directly.  First, they will work cross-platform, so an
+\fBstat\fR directly. First, they will work cross-platform, so an
 extension which calls them should work unmodified on Unix and
-Windows.  Second, the Windows implementation of some of these functions
-fixes some bugs in the system level calls.  Third, these function calls
+Windows. Second, the Windows implementation of some of these functions
+fixes some bugs in the system level calls. Third, these function calls
 deal with any
 .QW "Utf to platform-native"
 path conversions which may be
 required (and may cache the results of such conversions for greater
-efficiency on subsequent calls).  Fourth, and perhaps most importantly,
+efficiency on subsequent calls). Fourth, and perhaps most importantly,
 all of these functions are
 .QW "virtual filesystem aware" .
 Any virtual filesystem (VFS for short) which has been registered (through
 \fBTcl_FSRegister\fR) may reroute file access to alternative
-media or access methods.  This means that all of these functions (and
+media or access methods. This means that all of these functions (and
 therefore the corresponding \fBfile\fR, \fBglob\fR, \fBpwd\fR, \fBcd\fR,
-\fBopen\fR, etc.  Tcl commands) may be operate on
+\fBopen\fR, etc.\ Tcl commands) may be operate on
 .QW files
 which are not
-native files in the native filesystem.  This also means that any Tcl
+native files in the native filesystem. This also means that any Tcl
 extension which accesses the filesystem (FS for short) through this API is
 automatically
 .QW "virtual filesystem aware" .
@@ -274,10 +316,10 @@ APIs, for example), then Tcl cannot intercept such calls.
 If appropriate VFSes have been registered, the
 .QW files
 may, to give two
-examples, be remote (e.g. situated on a remote ftp server) or archived
-(e.g. lying inside a .zip archive).  Such registered filesystems provide
+examples, be remote (e.g.\ situated on a remote ftp server) or archived
+(e.g.\ lying inside a .zip archive). Such registered filesystems provide
 a lookup table of functions to implement all or some of the functionality
-listed here.  Finally, the \fBTcl_FSStat\fR and \fBTcl_FSLstat\fR calls
+listed here. Finally, the \fBTcl_FSStat\fR and \fBTcl_FSLstat\fR calls
 abstract away from what the
 .QW "struct stat"
 buffer is actually
@@ -285,9 +327,9 @@ declared to be, allowing the same code to be used both on systems with
 and systems without support for files larger than 2GB in size.
 .PP
 The \fBTcl_FS\fR API is objectified and may cache internal
-representations and other path-related strings (e.g. the current working
-directory).  One side-effect of this is that one must not pass in objects
-with a reference count of zero to any of these functions.  If such calls were
+representations and other path-related strings (e.g.\ the current working
+directory). One side-effect of this is that one must not pass in objects
+with a reference count of zero to any of these functions. If such calls were
 handled, they might result
 in memory leaks (under some circumstances, the filesystem code may wish
 to retain a reference to the passed in object, and so one must not assume
@@ -296,21 +338,23 @@ zero - it may have been incremented) or in a direct segmentation fault
 (or other memory access error)
 due to the object being freed part way through the complex object
 manipulation required to ensure that the path is fully normalized and
-absolute for filesystem determination.  The practical lesson to learn
+absolute for filesystem determination. The practical lesson to learn
 from this is that
+.PP
 .CS
 Tcl_Obj *path = Tcl_NewStringObj(...);
 Tcl_FS\fIWhatever\fR(path);
 Tcl_DecrRefCount(path);
 .CE
+.PP
 is wrong, and may cause memory errors. The \fIpath\fR must have its
 reference count incremented before passing it in, or
-decrementing it.  For this reason, objects with a reference count of zero are
+decrementing it. For this reason, objects with a reference count of zero are
 considered not to be valid filesystem paths and calling any Tcl_FS API
 function with such an object will result in no action being taken.
 .SS "FS API FUNCTIONS"
 \fBTcl_FSCopyFile\fR attempts to copy the file given by \fIsrcPathPtr\fR to the
-path name given by \fIdestPathPtr\fR.  If the two paths given lie in the same
+path name given by \fIdestPathPtr\fR. If the two paths given lie in the same
 filesystem (according to \fBTcl_FSGetFileSystemForPath\fR) then that
 filesystem's
 .QW "copy file"
@@ -322,7 +366,7 @@ POSIX error code (which signifies a
 .QW "cross-domain link" ).
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSCopyDirectory\fR attempts to copy the directory given by \fIsrcPathPtr\fR to the
-path name given by \fIdestPathPtr\fR.  If the two paths given lie in the same
+path name given by \fIdestPathPtr\fR. If the two paths given lie in the same
 filesystem (according to \fBTcl_FSGetFileSystemForPath\fR) then that
 filesystem's
 .QW "copy file"
@@ -349,11 +393,11 @@ function.
 function.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSRenameFile\fR attempts to rename the file or directory given by
-\fIsrcPathPtr\fR to the path name given by \fIdestPathPtr\fR.  If the two paths
+\fIsrcPathPtr\fR to the path name given by \fIdestPathPtr\fR. If the two paths
 given lie in the same filesystem (according to
 \fBTcl_FSGetFileSystemForPath\fR) then that filesystem's
 .QW "rename file"
-function is called (if it is non-NULL).  Otherwise the function returns -1
+function is called (if it is non-NULL). Otherwise the function returns -1
 and sets the \fBerrno\fR global C variable to the
 .QW EXDEV
 POSIX error code (which signifies a
@@ -361,13 +405,13 @@ POSIX error code (which signifies a
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSListVolumes\fR calls each filesystem which has a non-NULL
 .QW "list volumes"
-function and asks them to return their list of root volumes.  It
+function and asks them to return their list of root volumes. It
 accumulates the return values in a list which is returned to the
 caller (with a reference count of 0).
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSEvalFileEx\fR reads the file given by \fIpathPtr\fR using
 the encoding identified by \fIencodingName\fR and evaluates
-its contents as a Tcl script.  It returns the same information as
+its contents as a Tcl script. It returns the same information as
 \fBTcl_EvalObjEx\fR.
 If \fIencodingName\fR is NULL, the system encoding is used for
 reading the file contents.
@@ -390,67 +434,68 @@ when reading the file.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSLoadFile\fR dynamically loads a binary code file into memory and
 returns the addresses of two procedures within that file, if they are
-defined.  The appropriate function for the filesystem to which \fIpathPtr\fR
-belongs will be called.  If that filesystem does not implement this
+defined. The appropriate function for the filesystem to which \fIpathPtr\fR
+belongs will be called. If that filesystem does not implement this
 function (most virtual filesystems will not, because of OS limitations
 in dynamically loading binary code), Tcl will attempt to copy the file
 to a temporary directory and load that temporary file.
 .PP
-Returns a standard Tcl completion code.  If an error occurs, an error
+Returns a standard Tcl completion code. If an error occurs, an error
 message is left in the \fIinterp\fR's result.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSMatchInDirectory\fR is used by the globbing code to search a
-directory for all files which match a given pattern.  The appropriate
+directory for all files which match a given pattern. The appropriate
 function for the filesystem to which \fIpathPtr\fR belongs will be called.
 .PP
 The return value is a standard Tcl result indicating whether an error
-occurred in globbing.  Error messages are placed in interp (unless 
+occurred in globbing. Error messages are placed in interp (unless 
 interp is NULL, which is allowed), but good results are placed in the 
 resultPtr given.
 .PP
 Note that the \fBglob\fR code implements recursive patterns internally, so
 this function will only ever be passed simple patterns, which can be
-matched using the logic of \fBstring match\fR.  To handle recursion, Tcl
+matched using the logic of \fBstring match\fR. To handle recursion, Tcl
 will call this function frequently asking only for directories to be
-returned.  A special case of being called with a NULL pattern indicates
+returned. A special case of being called with a NULL pattern indicates
 that the path needs to be checked only for the correct type.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSLink\fR replaces the library version of \fBreadlink\fR, and
-extends it to support the creation of links.  The appropriate function
+extends it to support the creation of links. The appropriate function
 for the filesystem to which \fIlinkNamePtr\fR belongs will be called.
 .PP
 If the \fItoPtr\fR is NULL, a
 .QW "read link"
-action is performed.  The result
+action is performed. The result
 is a Tcl_Obj specifying the contents of the symbolic link given by
-\fIlinkNamePtr\fR, or NULL if the link could not be read.  The result is owned
+\fIlinkNamePtr\fR, or NULL if the link could not be read. The result is owned
 by the caller, which should call Tcl_DecrRefCount when the result is no
-longer needed.  If the \fItoPtr\fR is not NULL, Tcl should create a link
-of one of the types passed in in the \fIlinkAction\fR flag.  This flag is
+longer needed. If the \fItoPtr\fR is not NULL, Tcl should create a link
+of one of the types passed in in the \fIlinkAction\fR flag. This flag is
 an ORed combination of \fBTCL_CREATE_SYMBOLIC_LINK\fR and \fBTCL_CREATE_HARD_LINK\fR.
-Where a choice exists (i.e. more than one flag is passed in), the Tcl
-convention is to prefer symbolic links.  When a link is successfully
+Where a choice exists (i.e.\ more than one flag is passed in), the Tcl
+convention is to prefer symbolic links. When a link is successfully
 created, the return value should be \fItoPtr\fR (which is therefore
-already owned by the caller).  If unsuccessful, NULL is returned.
+already owned by the caller). If unsuccessful, NULL is returned.
 .PP
-\fBTcl_FSLstat\fR fills the stat structure \fIstatPtr\fR with information
-about the specified file.  You do not need any access rights to the
+\fBTcl_FSLstat\fR fills the \fITcl_StatBuf\fR structure \fIstatPtr\fR with
+information about the specified file. You do not need any access rights to the
 file to get this information but you need search rights to all
-directories named in the path leading to the file.  The stat structure
-includes info regarding device, inode (always 0 on Windows),
+directories named in the path leading to the file. The \fITcl_StatBuf\fR
+structure includes info regarding device, inode (always 0 on Windows),
 privilege mode, nlink (always 1 on Windows), user id (always 0 on
 Windows), group id (always 0 on Windows), rdev (same as device on
 Windows), size, last access time, last modification time, and creation
-time.
+time. See \fBPORTABLE STAT RESULT API\fR for a description of how to write
+portable code to allocate and access the \fITcl_StatBuf\fR structure.
 .PP
 If \fIpath\fR exists, \fBTcl_FSLstat\fR returns 0 and the stat structure
-is filled with data.  Otherwise, -1 is returned, and no stat info is
+is filled with data. Otherwise, -1 is returned, and no stat info is
 given.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSUtime\fR replaces the library version of utime.
 .PP
 This returns 0 on success and -1 on error (as per the \fButime\fR
-documentation).  If successful, the function
+documentation). If successful, the function
 will update the
 .QW atime
 and
@@ -458,7 +503,7 @@ and
 values of the file given.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSFileAttrsGet\fR implements read access for the hookable \fBfile
-attributes\fR subcommand.  The appropriate function for the filesystem to
+attributes\fR subcommand. The appropriate function for the filesystem to
 which \fIpathPtr\fR belongs will be called.
 .PP
 If the result is \fBTCL_OK\fR, then an object was placed in
@@ -466,43 +511,44 @@ If the result is \fBTCL_OK\fR, then an object was placed in
 will only be temporarily valid (unless \fBTcl_IncrRefCount\fR is called).
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSFileAttrsSet\fR implements write access for the hookable \fBfile
-attributes\fR subcommand.  The appropriate function for the filesystem to
+attributes\fR subcommand. The appropriate function for the filesystem to
 which \fIpathPtr\fR belongs will be called.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSFileAttrStrings\fR implements part of the hookable \fBfile
-attributes\fR subcommand.  The appropriate function for the filesystem
+attributes\fR subcommand. The appropriate function for the filesystem
 to which \fIpathPtr\fR belongs will be called.
 .PP
 The called procedure may either return an array of strings, or may
-instead return NULL and place a Tcl list into the given \fIobjPtrRef\fR.  Tcl
+instead return NULL and place a Tcl list into the given \fIobjPtrRef\fR. Tcl
 will take that list and first increment its reference count before using it.
-On completion of that use, Tcl will decrement its reference count.  Hence if
+On completion of that use, Tcl will decrement its reference count. Hence if
 the list should be disposed of by Tcl when done, it should have a
 reference count of zero, and if the list should not be disposed of, the
 filesystem should ensure it retains a reference count to the object.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSAccess\fR checks whether the process would be allowed to read,
 write or test for existence of the file (or other filesystem object)
-whose name is \fIpathname\fR.   If \fIpathname\fR is a symbolic link on Unix,
+whose name is \fIpathname\fR. If \fIpathname\fR is a symbolic link on Unix,
 then permissions of the file referred by this symbolic link are
 tested.
 .PP
-On success (all requested permissions granted), zero is returned.  On
+On success (all requested permissions granted), zero is returned. On
 error (at least one bit in mode asked for a permission that is denied,
 or some other error occurred), -1 is returned.
 .PP
-\fBTcl_FSStat\fR fills the stat structure \fIstatPtr\fR with information
-about the specified file.  You do not need any access rights to the
+\fBTcl_FSStat\fR fills the \fITcl_StatBuf\fR structure \fIstatPtr\fR with
+information about the specified file. You do not need any access rights to the
 file to get this information but you need search rights to all
-directories named in the path leading to the file.  The stat structure
-includes info regarding device, inode (always 0 on Windows),
+directories named in the path leading to the file. The \fITcl_StatBuf\fR
+structure includes info regarding device, inode (always 0 on Windows),
 privilege mode, nlink (always 1 on Windows), user id (always 0 on
 Windows), group id (always 0 on Windows), rdev (same as device on
 Windows), size, last access time, last modification time, and creation
-time.
+time. See \fBPORTABLE STAT RESULT API\fR for a description of how to write
+portable code to allocate and access the \fITcl_StatBuf\fR structure.
 .PP
 If \fIpath\fR exists, \fBTcl_FSStat\fR returns 0 and the stat structure
-is filled with data.  Otherwise, -1 is returned, and no stat info is
+is filled with data. Otherwise, -1 is returned, and no stat info is
 given.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSOpenFileChannel\fR opens a file specified by \fIpathPtr\fR and
@@ -525,42 +571,42 @@ replacement for the standard channel.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSGetCwd\fR replaces the library version of \fBgetcwd\fR.
 .PP
-It returns the Tcl library's current working directory.  This may be
+It returns the Tcl library's current working directory. This may be
 different to the native platform's working directory, which happens when
 the current working directory is not in the native filesystem.
 .PP
 The result is a pointer to a Tcl_Obj specifying the current directory,
-or NULL if the current directory could not be determined.  If NULL is
+or NULL if the current directory could not be determined. If NULL is
 returned, an error message is left in the \fIinterp\fR's result.
 .PP
-The result already has its reference count incremented for the caller.  When
-it is no longer needed, that reference count should be decremented.  This is
+The result already has its reference count incremented for the caller. When
+it is no longer needed, that reference count should be decremented. This is
 needed for thread-safety purposes, to allow multiple threads to access
 this and related functions, while ensuring the results are always
 valid.
 .PP
-\fBTcl_FSChdir\fR replaces the library version of \fBchdir\fR.  The path is
-normalized and then passed to the filesystem which claims it.  If that
+\fBTcl_FSChdir\fR replaces the library version of \fBchdir\fR. The path is
+normalized and then passed to the filesystem which claims it. If that
 filesystem does not implement this function, Tcl will fallback to a
 combination of \fBstat\fR and \fBaccess\fR to check whether the directory
 exists and has appropriate permissions.
 .PP
-For results, see \fBchdir\fR documentation.  If successful, we keep a
+For results, see \fBchdir\fR documentation. If successful, we keep a
 record of the successful path in \fIcwdPathPtr\fR for subsequent calls to
 \fBTcl_FSGetCwd\fR.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSPathSeparator\fR returns the separator character to be used for
-most specific element of the path specified by \fIpathPtr\fR (i.e. the last
+most specific element of the path specified by \fIpathPtr\fR (i.e.\ the last
 part of the path).
 .PP
 The separator is returned as a Tcl_Obj containing a string of length
-1.  If the path is invalid, NULL is returned.
+1. If the path is invalid, NULL is returned.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSJoinPath\fR takes the given Tcl_Obj, which must be a valid
 list (which is allowed to have a reference count of zero), and returns the path
 object given by considering the first \fIelements\fR elements as valid path
 segments (each path segment may be a complete path, a partial path or
-just a single possible directory or file name).  If any path segment is
+just a single possible directory or file name). If any path segment is
 actually an absolute path, then all prior path segments are discarded.
 If \fIelements\fR is less than 0, we use the entire list.
 .PP
@@ -570,8 +616,8 @@ reference count of the result before freeing the list.
 .PP
 The returned object, typically with a reference count of zero (but it
 could be shared
-under some conditions), contains the joined path.  The caller must
-add a reference count to the object before using it.  In particular, the
+under some conditions), contains the joined path. The caller must
+add a reference count to the object before using it. In particular, the
 returned object could be an element of the given list, so freeing the
 list might free the object prematurely if no reference count has been taken.
 If the number of elements is zero, then the returned object will be
@@ -580,14 +626,14 @@ an empty-string Tcl_Obj.
 \fBTcl_FSSplitPath\fR takes the given Tcl_Obj, which should be a valid path,
 and returns a Tcl list object containing each segment of that path as
 an element.
-It returns a list object with a reference count of zero.  If the
+It returns a list object with a reference count of zero. If the
 passed in \fIlenPtr\fR is non-NULL, the variable it points to will be
 updated to contain the number of elements in the returned list.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSEqualPaths\fR tests whether the two paths given represent the same
 filesystem object
 .PP
-It returns 1 if the paths are equal, and 0 if they are different.  If
+It returns 1 if the paths are equal, and 0 if they are different. If
 either path is NULL, 0 is always returned.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSGetNormalizedPath\fR this important function attempts to extract
@@ -599,7 +645,7 @@ was invalid or could otherwise not be successfully converted.
 Extraction of absolute, normalized paths is very efficient (because the
 filesystem operates on these representations internally), although the
 result when the filesystem contains numerous symbolic links may not be
-the most user-friendly version of a path.  The return value is owned by
+the most user-friendly version of a path. The return value is owned by
 Tcl and has a lifetime equivalent to that of the \fIpathPtr\fR passed in
 (unless that is a relative path, in which case the normalized path
 object may be freed any time the cwd changes) - the caller can of
@@ -610,8 +656,8 @@ valid path or NULL, and joins onto it the array of paths segments
 given.
 .PP
 Returns object, typically with refCount of zero (but it could be shared
-under some conditions), containing the joined path.  The caller must
-add a refCount to the object before using it.  If any of the objects
+under some conditions), containing the joined path. The caller must
+add a refCount to the object before using it. If any of the objects
 passed into this function (pathPtr or path elements) have a refCount
 of zero, they will be freed when this function returns.
 .PP
@@ -624,49 +670,49 @@ The filename may begin with
 .QW ~<user>
 (to indicate any user's home directory).
 .PP
-If the conversion succeeds (i.e. the object is a valid path in one of
-the current filesystems), then \fBTCL_OK\fR is returned.  Otherwise
+If the conversion succeeds (i.e.\ the object is a valid path in one of
+the current filesystems), then \fBTCL_OK\fR is returned. Otherwise
 \fBTCL_ERROR\fR is returned, and an error message may
 be left in the interpreter.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSGetInternalRep\fR extracts the internal representation of a given
-path object, in the given filesystem.  If the path object belongs to a
+path object, in the given filesystem. If the path object belongs to a
 different filesystem, we return NULL. If the internal representation is
 currently NULL, we attempt to generate it, by calling the filesystem's
 \fBTcl_FSCreateInternalRepProc\fR.
 .PP
-Returns NULL or a valid internal path representation.  This internal
+Returns NULL or a valid internal path representation. This internal
 representation is cached, so that repeated calls to this function will
 not require additional conversions.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSGetTranslatedPath\fR attempts to extract the translated path
 from the given Tcl_Obj.
 .PP
-If the translation succeeds (i.e. the object is a valid path), then it is
-returned.  Otherwise NULL will be returned, and an error message may be
-left in the interpreter.  A
+If the translation succeeds (i.e.\ the object is a valid path), then it is
+returned. Otherwise NULL will be returned, and an error message may be
+left in the interpreter. A
 .QW translated
 path is one which contains no
 .QW ~
 or
 .QW ~user
 sequences (these have been expanded to their current
-representation in the filesystem).  The object returned is owned by the
+representation in the filesystem). The object returned is owned by the
 caller, which must store it or call Tcl_DecrRefCount to ensure memory is
-freed.  This function is of little practical use, and
+freed. This function is of little practical use, and
 \fBTcl_FSGetNormalizedPath\fR or \fBTcl_GetNativePath\fR are usually
 better functions to use for most purposes.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSGetTranslatedStringPath\fR does the same as
 \fBTcl_FSGetTranslatedPath\fR, but returns a character string or NULL.
 The string returned is dynamically allocated and owned by the caller,
-which must store it or call \fBckfree\fR to ensure it is freed.  Again,
+which must store it or call \fBckfree\fR to ensure it is freed. Again,
 \fBTcl_FSGetNormalizedPath\fR or \fBTcl_GetNativePath\fR are usually
 better functions to use for most purposes.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSNewNativePath\fR performs something like the reverse of the
-usual obj->path->nativerep conversions.  If some code retrieves a path
-in native form (from, e.g. \fBreadlink\fR or a native dialog), and that path
+usual obj->path->nativerep conversions. If some code retrieves a path
+in native form (from, e.g.\ \fBreadlink\fR or a native dialog), and that path
 is to be used at the Tcl level, then calling this function is an
 efficient way of creating the appropriate path object type.
 .PP
@@ -677,29 +723,29 @@ a UTF-8 string representation if that is required by some Tcl code.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSGetNativePath\fR is for use by the Win/Unix native
 filesystems, so that they can easily retrieve the native (char* or
-TCHAR*) representation of a path.  This function is a convenience
+TCHAR*) representation of a path. This function is a convenience
 wrapper around \fBTcl_FSGetInternalRep\fR, and assumes the native
-representation is string-based.  It may be desirable in the future to
+representation is string-based. It may be desirable in the future to
 have non-string-based native representations (for example, on MacOSX, a
 representation using a fileSpec of FSRef structure would probably be
-more efficient).  On Windows a full Unicode representation would allow
-for paths of unlimited length.  Currently the representation is simply a
+more efficient). On Windows a full Unicode representation would allow
+for paths of unlimited length. Currently the representation is simply a
 character string which may contain either the relative path or a
 complete, absolute normalized path in the native encoding (complex
 conditions dictate which of these will be provided, so neither can be
-relied upon, unless the path is known to be absolute).  If you need a
+relied upon, unless the path is known to be absolute). If you need a
 native path which must be absolute, then you should ask for the native
-version of a normalized path.  If for some reason a non-absolute,
+version of a normalized path. If for some reason a non-absolute,
 non-normalized version of the path is needed, that must be constructed
-separately (e.g. using \fBTcl_FSGetTranslatedPath\fR).
+separately (e.g.\ using \fBTcl_FSGetTranslatedPath\fR).
 .PP
 The native representation is cached so that repeated calls to this
-function will not require additional conversions.  The return value is
+function will not require additional conversions. The return value is
 owned by Tcl and has a lifetime equivalent to that of the \fIpathPtr\fR
 passed in (unless that is a relative path, in which case the native
 representation may be freed any time the cwd changes).
 .PP
-\fBTcl_FSFileSystemInfo\fR returns a list of two elements.  The first
+\fBTcl_FSFileSystemInfo\fR returns a list of two elements. The first
 element is the name of the filesystem (e.g.
 .QW native ,
 .QW vfs ,
@@ -707,7 +753,7 @@ element is the name of the filesystem (e.g.
 or
 .QW prowrap ,
 perhaps), and the second is the particular type of the
-given path within that filesystem (which is filesystem dependent).  The
+given path within that filesystem (which is filesystem dependent). The
 second element may be empty if the filesystem does not provide a
 further categorization of files.
 .PP
@@ -725,12 +771,38 @@ absolute.
 .PP
 It returns one of \fBTCL_PATH_ABSOLUTE\fR, \fBTCL_PATH_RELATIVE\fR, or
 \fBTCL_PATH_VOLUME_RELATIVE\fR
-.PP
-\fBTcl_AllocStatBuf\fR allocates a \fITcl_StatBuf\fR on the system
-heap (which may be deallocated by being passed to \fBckfree\fR.)  This
-allows extensions to invoke \fBTcl_FSStat\fR and \fBTcl_FSLStat\fR
-without being dependent on the size of the buffer.  That in turn
-depends on the flags used to build Tcl.
+.SS "PORTABLE STAT RESULT API"
+.PP
+\fBTcl_AllocStatBuf\fR allocates a \fITcl_StatBuf\fR on the system heap (which
+may be deallocated by being passed to \fBckfree\fR). This allows extensions to
+invoke \fBTcl_FSStat\fR and \fBTcl_FSLStat\fR without being dependent on the
+size of the buffer. That in turn depends on the flags used to build Tcl.
+.PP
+.VS 8.6
+The portable fields of a \fITcl_StatBuf\fR may be read using the following
+functions, each of which returns the value of the corresponding field listed
+in the table below. Note that on some platforms there may be other fields in
+the \fITcl_StatBuf\fR as it is an alias for a suitable system structure, but
+only the portable ones are made available here. See your system documentation
+for a full description of these fields.
+.DS
+.ta \w'\fBTcl_GetModificationTimeFromStat\fR\0\0\0\0'u
+\fIAccess Function\fR	\fIField\fR
+ \fBTcl_GetFSDeviceFromStat\fR	 st_dev
+ \fBTcl_GetFSInodeFromStat\fR	 st_ino
+ \fBTcl_GetModeFromStat\fR	 st_mode
+ \fBTcl_GetLinkCountFromStat\fR	 st_nlink
+ \fBTcl_GetUserIdFromStat\fR	 st_uid
+ \fBTcl_GetGroupIdFromStat\fR	 st_gid
+ \fBTcl_GetDeviceTypeFromStat\fR	 st_rdev
+ \fBTcl_GetAccessTimeFromStat\fR	 st_atime
+ \fBTcl_GetModificationTimeFromStat\fR	 st_mtime
+ \fBTcl_GetChangeTimeFromStat\fR	 st_ctime
+ \fBTcl_GetSizeFromStat\fR	 st_size
+ \fBTcl_GetBlocksFromStat\fR	 st_blocks
+ \fBTcl_GetBlockSizeFromStat\fR	 st_blksize
+.DE
+.VE 8.6
 .SH "THE VIRTUAL FILESYSTEM API"
 .PP
 A filesystem provides a \fBTcl_Filesystem\fR structure that contains
@@ -742,18 +814,18 @@ The \fBTcl_Filesystem\fR structures are manipulated using the following
 methods.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSRegister\fR takes a pointer to a filesystem structure and an
-optional piece of data to associated with that filesystem.  On calling
+optional piece of data to associated with that filesystem. On calling
 this function, Tcl will attach the filesystem to the list of known
-filesystems, and it will become fully functional immediately.  Tcl does
+filesystems, and it will become fully functional immediately. Tcl does
 not check if the same filesystem is registered multiple times (and in
-general that is not a good thing to do).  \fBTCL_OK\fR will be returned.
+general that is not a good thing to do). \fBTCL_OK\fR will be returned.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSUnregister\fR removes the given filesystem structure from
-the list of known filesystems, if it is known, and returns \fBTCL_OK\fR.  If
+the list of known filesystems, if it is known, and returns \fBTCL_OK\fR. If
 the filesystem is not currently registered, \fBTCL_ERROR\fR is returned.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSData\fR will return the ClientData associated with the given
-filesystem, if that filesystem is registered.  Otherwise it will
+filesystem, if that filesystem is registered. Otherwise it will
 return NULL.
 .PP
 \fBTcl_FSMountsChanged\fR is used to inform the Tcl's core that
@@ -763,6 +835,7 @@ longer be correct.
 .SS "THE TCL_FILESYSTEM STRUCTURE"
 .PP
 The \fBTcl_Filesystem\fR structure contains the following fields:
+.PP
 .CS
 typedef struct Tcl_Filesystem {
     const char *\fItypeName\fR;
@@ -810,7 +883,7 @@ implemented), operational functions (which must be implemented if a
 complete filesystem is provided), and efficiency functions (which need
 only be implemented if they can be done so efficiently, or if they have
 side-effects which are required by the filesystem; Tcl has less
-efficient emulations it can fall back on).  It is important to note
+efficient emulations it can fall back on). It is important to note
 that, in the current version of Tcl, most of these fallbacks are only
 used to handle commands initiated in Tcl, not in C. What this means is,
 that if a \fBfile rename\fR command is issued in Tcl, and the relevant
@@ -818,14 +891,14 @@ filesystem(s) do not implement their \fITcl_FSRenameFileProc\fR, Tcl's
 core will instead fallback on a combination of other filesystem
 functions (it will use \fITcl_FSCopyFileProc\fR followed by
 \fITcl_FSDeleteFileProc\fR, and if \fITcl_FSCopyFileProc\fR is not
-implemented there is a further fallback).  However, if a
+implemented there is a further fallback). However, if a
 \fITcl_FSRenameFileProc\fR command is issued at the C level, no such
-fallbacks occur.  This is true except for the last four entries in the
+fallbacks occur. This is true except for the last four entries in the
 filesystem table (\fBlstat\fR, \fBload\fR, \fBgetcwd\fR and \fBchdir\fR)
 for which fallbacks do in fact occur at the C level.
 .PP
 Any functions which take path names in Tcl_Obj form take
-those names in UTF\-8 form.  The filesystem infrastructure API is
+those names in UTF\-8 form. The filesystem infrastructure API is
 designed to support efficient, cached conversion of these UTF\-8 paths
 to other native representations.
 .SS "EXAMPLE FILESYSTEM DEFINITION"
@@ -833,6 +906,7 @@ to other native representations.
 Here is the filesystem lookup table used by the
 .QW vfs
 extension which allows filesystem actions to be implemented in Tcl.
+.PP
 .CS
 static Tcl_Filesystem vfsFilesystem = {
     "tclvfs",
@@ -912,15 +986,15 @@ The \fIversion\fR field should be set to \fBTCL_FILESYSTEM_VERSION_1\fR.
 .PP
 The \fIpathInFilesystemProc\fR field contains the address of a function
 which is called to determine whether a given path object belongs to this
-filesystem or not.  Tcl will only call the rest of the filesystem
+filesystem or not. Tcl will only call the rest of the filesystem
 functions with a path for which this function has returned \fBTCL_OK\fR.
 If the path does not belong, -1 should be returned (the behaviour of Tcl
-for any other return value is not defined).  If \fBTCL_OK\fR is returned,
+for any other return value is not defined). If \fBTCL_OK\fR is returned,
 then the optional \fIclientDataPtr\fR output parameter can be used to
 return an internal (filesystem specific) representation of the path,
 which will be cached inside the path object, and may be retrieved
-efficiently by the other filesystem functions.  Tcl will simultaneously
-cache the fact that this path belongs to this filesystem.  Such caches
+efficiently by the other filesystem functions. Tcl will simultaneously
+cache the fact that this path belongs to this filesystem. Such caches
 are invalidated when filesystem structures are added or removed from
 Tcl's internal list of known filesystems.
 .PP
@@ -932,7 +1006,7 @@ typedef int \fBTcl_FSPathInFilesystemProc\fR(
 .SS DUPINTERNALREPPROC
 .PP
 This function makes a copy of a path's internal representation, and is
-called when Tcl needs to duplicate a path object.  If NULL, Tcl will
+called when Tcl needs to duplicate a path object. If NULL, Tcl will
 simply not copy the internal representation, which may then need to be
 regenerated later.
 .PP
@@ -941,8 +1015,8 @@ typedef ClientData \fBTcl_FSDupInternalRepProc\fR(
         ClientData \fIclientData\fR);
 .CE
 .SS FREEINTERNALREPPROC
-Free the internal representation.  This must be implemented if internal
-representations need freeing (i.e. if some memory is allocated when an
+Free the internal representation. This must be implemented if internal
+representations need freeing (i.e.\ if some memory is allocated when an
 internal representation is generated), but may otherwise be NULL.
 .PP
 .CS
@@ -951,9 +1025,9 @@ typedef void \fBTcl_FSFreeInternalRepProc\fR(
 .CE
 .SS INTERNALTONORMALIZEDPROC
 .PP
-Function to convert internal representation to a normalized path.  Only
+Function to convert internal representation to a normalized path. Only
 required if the filesystem creates pure path objects with no string/path
-representation.  The return value is a Tcl object whose string
+representation. The return value is a Tcl object whose string
 representation is the normalized path.
 .PP
 .CS
@@ -964,7 +1038,7 @@ typedef Tcl_Obj *\fBTcl_FSInternalToNormalizedProc\fR(
 .PP
 Function to take a path object, and calculate an internal
 representation for it, and store that native representation in the
-object.  May be NULL if paths have no internal representation, or if
+object. May be NULL if paths have no internal representation, or if
 the \fITcl_FSPathInFilesystemProc\fR for this filesystem always
 immediately creates an internal representation for paths it accepts.
 .PP
@@ -974,28 +1048,28 @@ typedef ClientData \fBTcl_FSCreateInternalRepProc\fR(
 .CE
 .SS NORMALIZEPATHPROC
 .PP
-Function to normalize a path.  Should be implemented for all
+Function to normalize a path. Should be implemented for all
 filesystems which can have multiple string representations for the same
-path object.  In Tcl, every
+path object. In Tcl, every
 .QW path
 must have a single unique
 .QW normalized
-string representation.  Depending on the filesystem,
+string representation. Depending on the filesystem,
 there may be more than one unnormalized string representation which
-refers to that path (e.g. a relative path, a path with different
+refers to that path (e.g.\ a relative path, a path with different
 character case if the filesystem is case insensitive, a path contain a
 reference to a home directory such as
 .QW ~ ,
 a path containing symbolic
-links, etc).  If the very last component in the path is a symbolic
+links, etc). If the very last component in the path is a symbolic
 link, it should not be converted into the object it points to (but
-its case or other aspects should be made unique).  All other path
-components should be converted from symbolic links.  This one
+its case or other aspects should be made unique). All other path
+components should be converted from symbolic links. This one
 exception is required to agree with Tcl's semantics with \fBfile
 delete\fR, \fBfile rename\fR, \fBfile copy\fR operating on symbolic links.
 This function may be called with \fInextCheckpoint\fR either
-at the beginning of the path (i.e. zero), at the end of the path, or
-at any intermediate file separator in the path.  It will never
+at the beginning of the path (i.e.\ zero), at the end of the path, or
+at any intermediate file separator in the path. It will never
 point to any other arbitrary position in the path. In the last of
 the three valid cases, the implementation can assume that the path
 up to and including the file separator is known and normalized.
@@ -1010,23 +1084,23 @@ typedef int \fBTcl_FSNormalizePathProc\fR(
 .PP
 The fields in this section of the structure contain addresses of
 functions which are called to carry out the basic filesystem
-operations.  A filesystem which expects to be used with the complete
-standard Tcl command set must implement all of these.  If some of
+operations. A filesystem which expects to be used with the complete
+standard Tcl command set must implement all of these. If some of
 them are not implemented, then certain Tcl commands may fail when
-operating on paths within that filesystem.  However, in some instances
+operating on paths within that filesystem. However, in some instances
 this may be desirable (for example, a read-only filesystem should not
 implement the last four functions, and a filesystem which does not
 support symbolic links need not implement the \fBreadlink\fR function,
-etc.  The Tcl core expects filesystems to behave in this way).
+etc. The Tcl core expects filesystems to behave in this way).
 .SS FILESYSTEMPATHTYPEPROC
 .PP
-Function to determine the type of a path in this filesystem.  May be
+Function to determine the type of a path in this filesystem. May be
 NULL, in which case no type information will be available to users of
-the filesystem.  The
+the filesystem. The
 .QW type
 is used only for informational purposes,
 and should be returned as the string representation of the Tcl_Obj
-which is returned.  A typical return value might be
+which is returned. A typical return value might be
 .QW networked ,
 .QW zip
 or
@@ -1046,7 +1120,7 @@ This need only be implemented if the filesystem wishes to use a
 different separator than the standard string
 .QW / .
 Amongst other
-uses, it is returned by the \fBfile separator\fR command.  The
+uses, it is returned by the \fBfile separator\fR command. The
 return value should be an object with refCount of zero.
 .PP
 .CS
@@ -1055,9 +1129,9 @@ typedef Tcl_Obj *\fBTcl_FSFilesystemSeparatorProc\fR(
 .CE
 .SS STATPROC
 .PP
-Function to process a \fBTcl_FSStat\fR call.  Must be implemented for any
+Function to process a \fBTcl_FSStat\fR call. Must be implemented for any
 reasonable filesystem, since many Tcl level commands depend crucially
-upon it (e.g. \fBfile atime\fR, \fBfile isdirectory\fR, \fBfile size\fR,
+upon it (e.g.\ \fBfile atime\fR, \fBfile isdirectory\fR, \fBfile size\fR,
 \fBglob\fR).
 .PP
 .CS
@@ -1067,9 +1141,9 @@ typedef int \fBTcl_FSStatProc\fR(
 .CE
 .PP
 The \fBTcl_FSStatProc\fR fills the stat structure \fIstatPtr\fR with
-information about the specified file.  You do not need any access
+information about the specified file. You do not need any access
 rights to the file to get this information but you need search rights
-to all directories named in the path leading to the file.  The stat
+to all directories named in the path leading to the file. The stat
 structure includes info regarding device, inode (always 0 on Windows),
 privilege mode, nlink (always 1 on Windows), user id (always 0 on
 Windows), group id (always 0 on Windows), rdev (same as device on
@@ -1078,12 +1152,12 @@ time.
 .PP
 If the file represented by \fIpathPtr\fR exists, the
 \fBTcl_FSStatProc\fR returns 0 and the stat structure is filled with
-data.  Otherwise, -1 is returned, and no stat info is given.
+data. Otherwise, -1 is returned, and no stat info is given.
 .SS ACCESSPROC
 .PP
-Function to process a \fBTcl_FSAccess\fR call.  Must be implemented for
+Function to process a \fBTcl_FSAccess\fR call. Must be implemented for
 any reasonable filesystem, since many Tcl level commands depend crucially
-upon it (e.g. \fBfile exists\fR, \fBfile readable\fR).
+upon it (e.g.\ \fBfile exists\fR, \fBfile readable\fR).
 .PP
 .CS
 typedef int \fBTcl_FSAccessProc\fR(
@@ -1093,19 +1167,19 @@ typedef int \fBTcl_FSAccessProc\fR(
 .PP
 The \fBTcl_FSAccessProc\fR checks whether the process would be allowed
 to read, write or test for existence of the file (or other filesystem
-object) whose name is in \fIpathPtr\fR.  If the pathname refers to a
+object) whose name is in \fIpathPtr\fR. If the pathname refers to a
 symbolic link, then the
 permissions of the file referred by this symbolic link should be tested.
 .PP
-On success (all requested permissions granted), zero is returned.  On
+On success (all requested permissions granted), zero is returned. On
 error (at least one bit in mode asked for a permission that is denied,
 or some other  error occurred), -1 is returned.
 .SS OPENFILECHANNELPROC
 .PP
-Function to process a \fBTcl_FSOpenFileChannel\fR call.  Must be
+Function to process a \fBTcl_FSOpenFileChannel\fR call. Must be
 implemented for any reasonable filesystem, since any operations
 which require open or accessing a file's contents will use it
-(e.g. \fBopen\fR, \fBencoding\fR, and many Tk commands).
+(e.g.\ \fBopen\fR, \fBencoding\fR, and many Tk commands).
 .PP
 .CS
 typedef Tcl_Channel \fBTcl_FSOpenFileChannelProc\fR(
@@ -1117,11 +1191,11 @@ typedef Tcl_Channel \fBTcl_FSOpenFileChannelProc\fR(
 .PP
 The \fBTcl_FSOpenFileChannelProc\fR opens a file specified by
 \fIpathPtr\fR and returns a channel handle that can be used to perform
-input and output on the file.  This API is modeled after the \fBfopen\fR
-procedure of the Unix standard I/O library.  The syntax and meaning of
+input and output on the file. This API is modeled after the \fBfopen\fR
+procedure of the Unix standard I/O library. The syntax and meaning of
 all arguments is similar to those given in the Tcl \fBopen\fR command
 when opening a file, where the \fImode\fR argument is a combination of
-the POSIX flags O_RDONLY, O_WRONLY, etc.  If an error occurs while
+the POSIX flags O_RDONLY, O_WRONLY, etc. If an error occurs while
 opening the channel, the \fBTcl_FSOpenFileChannelProc\fR returns NULL and
 records a POSIX error code that can be retrieved with \fBTcl_GetErrno\fR.
 In addition, if \fIinterp\fR is non-NULL, the
@@ -1135,7 +1209,7 @@ previously closed, the act of creating the new channel also assigns it
 as a replacement for the standard channel.
 .SS MATCHINDIRECTORYPROC
 .PP
-Function to process a \fBTcl_FSMatchInDirectory\fR call.  If not
+Function to process a \fBTcl_FSMatchInDirectory\fR call. If not
 implemented, then glob and recursive copy functionality will be lacking
 in the filesystem (and this may impact commands like \fBencoding names\fR
 which use glob functionality internally).
@@ -1151,22 +1225,22 @@ typedef int \fBTcl_FSMatchInDirectoryProc\fR(
 .PP
 The function should return all files or directories (or other filesystem
 objects) which match the given pattern and accord with the \fItypes\fR
-specification given.  There are two ways in which this function may be
-called.  If \fIpattern\fR is NULL, then \fIpathPtr\fR is a full path
+specification given. There are two ways in which this function may be
+called. If \fIpattern\fR is NULL, then \fIpathPtr\fR is a full path
 specification of a single file or directory which should be checked for
-existence and correct type.  Otherwise, \fIpathPtr\fR is a directory, the
+existence and correct type. Otherwise, \fIpathPtr\fR is a directory, the
 contents of which the function should search for files or directories
-which have the correct type.  In either case, \fIpathPtr\fR can be
-assumed to be both non-NULL and non-empty.  It is not currently
+which have the correct type. In either case, \fIpathPtr\fR can be
+assumed to be both non-NULL and non-empty. It is not currently
 documented whether \fIpathPtr\fR will have a file separator at its end of
 not, so code should be flexible to both possibilities.
 .PP
 The return value is a standard Tcl result indicating whether an error
-occurred in the matching process.  Error messages are placed in
+occurred in the matching process. Error messages are placed in
 \fIinterp\fR, unless \fIinterp\fR in NULL in which case no error
 message need be generated; on a \fBTCL_OK\fR result, results should be 
 added to the \fIresultPtr\fR object given (which can be assumed to be a 
-valid unshared Tcl list).  The matches added
+valid unshared Tcl list). The matches added
 to \fIresultPtr\fR should include any path prefix given in \fIpathPtr\fR
 (this usually means they will be absolute path specifications).
 Note that if no matches are found, that simply leads to an empty
@@ -1175,6 +1249,7 @@ problems which may occur during the matching process.
 .PP
 The \fBTcl_GlobTypeData\fR structure passed in the \fItypes\fR 
 parameter contains the following fields:
+.PP
 .CS
 typedef struct Tcl_GlobTypeData {
     /* Corresponds to bcdpfls as in 'find -t' */
@@ -1191,18 +1266,18 @@ typedef struct Tcl_GlobTypeData {
 There are two specific cases which it is important to handle correctly,
 both when \fItypes\fR is non-NULL. The two cases are when \fItypes->types
 & TCL_GLOB_TYPE_DIR\fR or \fItypes->types & TCL_GLOB_TYPE_MOUNT\fR are
-true (and in particular when the other flags are false).  In the first of
-these cases, the function must list the contained directories.  Tcl uses
+true (and in particular when the other flags are false). In the first of
+these cases, the function must list the contained directories. Tcl uses
 this to implement recursive globbing, so it is critical that filesystems
-implement directory matching correctly.  In the second of these cases,
+implement directory matching correctly. In the second of these cases,
 with \fBTCL_GLOB_TYPE_MOUNT\fR, the filesystem must list the mount points
 which lie within the given \fIpathPtr\fR (and in this case, \fIpathPtr\fR
 need not lie within the same filesystem - different to all other cases in
-which this function is called).  Support for this is critical if Tcl is
+which this function is called). Support for this is critical if Tcl is
 to have seamless transitions between from one filesystem to another.
 .SS UTIMEPROC
 .PP
-Function to process a \fBTcl_FSUtime\fR call.  Required to allow setting
+Function to process a \fBTcl_FSUtime\fR call. Required to allow setting
 (not reading) of times with \fBfile mtime\fR, \fBfile atime\fR and the
 open-r/open-w/fcopy implementation of \fBfile copy\fR.
 .PP
@@ -1219,7 +1294,7 @@ The return value should be 0 on success and -1 on an error, as
 with the system \fButime\fR.
 .SS LINKPROC
 .PP
-Function to process a \fBTcl_FSLink\fR call.  Should be implemented
+Function to process a \fBTcl_FSLink\fR call. Should be implemented
 only if the filesystem supports links, and may otherwise be NULL.
 .PP
 .CS
@@ -1230,15 +1305,15 @@ typedef Tcl_Obj *\fBTcl_FSLinkProc\fR(
 .CE
 .PP
 If \fItoPtr\fR is NULL, the function is being asked to read the
-contents of a link.  The result is a Tcl_Obj specifying the contents of
+contents of a link. The result is a Tcl_Obj specifying the contents of
 the link given by \fIlinkNamePtr\fR, or NULL if the link could
-not be read.  The result is owned by the caller (and should therefore
-have its ref count incremented before being returned).  Any callers
+not be read. The result is owned by the caller (and should therefore
+have its ref count incremented before being returned). Any callers
 should call Tcl_DecrRefCount on this result when it is no longer needed.
 If \fItoPtr\fR is not NULL, the function should attempt to create a link.
 The result in this case should be \fItoPtr\fR if the link was successful
-and NULL otherwise.  In this case the result is not owned by the caller
-(i.e. no ref count manipulation on either end is needed). See
+and NULL otherwise. In this case the result is not owned by the caller
+(i.e.\ no reference count manipulations on either end are needed). See
 the documentation for \fBTcl_FSLink\fR for the correct interpretation
 of the \fIlinkAction\fR flags.
 .SS LISTVOLUMESPROC
@@ -1252,10 +1327,10 @@ typedef Tcl_Obj *\fBTcl_FSListVolumesProc\fR(void);
 .CE
 .PP
 The result should be a list of volumes added by this filesystem, or
-NULL (or an empty list) if no volumes are provided.  The result object
+NULL (or an empty list) if no volumes are provided. The result object
 is considered to be owned by the filesystem (not by Tcl's core), but
-should be given a refCount for Tcl.  Tcl will use the contents of the
-list and then decrement that refCount.  This allows filesystems to
+should be given a refCount for Tcl. Tcl will use the contents of the
+list and then decrement that refCount. This allows filesystems to
 choose whether they actually want to retain a
 .QW "master list"
 of volumes
@@ -1269,9 +1344,9 @@ Therefore, Tcl considers return values from this proc to be read-only.
 .SS FILEATTRSTRINGSPROC
 .PP
 Function to list all attribute strings which are valid for this
-filesystem.  If not implemented the filesystem will not support
-the \fBfile attributes\fR command.  This allows arbitrary additional
-information to be attached to files in the filesystem.  If it is
+filesystem. If not implemented the filesystem will not support
+the \fBfile attributes\fR command. This allows arbitrary additional
+information to be attached to files in the filesystem. If it is
 not implemented, there is no need to implement the \fBget\fR and \fBset\fR
 methods.
 .PP
@@ -1282,9 +1357,9 @@ typedef const char **\fBTcl_FSFileAttrStringsProc\fR(
 .CE
 .PP
 The called function may either return an array of strings, or may
-instead return NULL and place a Tcl list into the given \fIobjPtrRef\fR.  Tcl
+instead return NULL and place a Tcl list into the given \fIobjPtrRef\fR. Tcl
 will take that list and first increment its reference count before using it.
-On completion of that use, Tcl will decrement its reference count.  Hence if
+On completion of that use, Tcl will decrement its reference count. Hence if
 the list should be disposed of by Tcl when done, it should have a
 reference count of zero, and if the list should not be disposed of, the
 filesystem should ensure it returns an object with a refererence count
@@ -1302,16 +1377,16 @@ typedef int \fBTcl_FSFileAttrsGetProc\fR(
         Tcl_Obj **\fIobjPtrRef\fR);
 .CE
 .PP
-Returns a standard Tcl return code.  The attribute value retrieved,
+Returns a standard Tcl return code. The attribute value retrieved,
 which corresponds to the \fIindex\fR'th element in the list returned by
 the \fBTcl_FSFileAttrStringsProc\fR, is a Tcl_Obj placed in \fIobjPtrRef\fR (if
-\fBTCL_OK\fR was returned) and is likely to have a reference count of zero.  Either
-way we must either store it somewhere (e.g. the Tcl result), or
+\fBTCL_OK\fR was returned) and is likely to have a reference count of zero. Either
+way we must either store it somewhere (e.g.\ the Tcl result), or
 Incr/Decr its reference count to ensure it is properly freed.
 .SS FILEATTRSSETPROC
 .PP
 Function to process a \fBTcl_FSFileAttrsSet\fR call, used by \fBfile
-attributes\fR.  If the filesystem is read-only, there is no need
+attributes\fR. If the filesystem is read-only, there is no need
 to implement this.
 .PP
 .CS
@@ -1326,7 +1401,7 @@ The attribute value of the \fIindex\fR'th element in the list returned by
 the Tcl_FSFileAttrStringsProc should be set to the \fIobjPtr\fR given.
 .SS CREATEDIRECTORYPROC
 .PP
-Function to process a \fBTcl_FSCreateDirectory\fR call.  Should be
+Function to process a \fBTcl_FSCreateDirectory\fR call. Should be
 implemented unless the FS is read-only.
 .PP
 .CS
@@ -1335,12 +1410,12 @@ typedef int \fBTcl_FSCreateDirectoryProc\fR(
 .CE
 .PP
 The return value is a standard Tcl result indicating whether an error
-occurred in the process.  If successful, a new directory should have
+occurred in the process. If successful, a new directory should have
 been added to the filesystem in the location specified by
 \fIpathPtr\fR.
 .SS REMOVEDIRECTORYPROC
 .PP
-Function to process a \fBTcl_FSRemoveDirectory\fR call.  Should be
+Function to process a \fBTcl_FSRemoveDirectory\fR call. Should be
 implemented unless the FS is read-only.
 .PP
 .CS
@@ -1351,18 +1426,18 @@ typedef int \fBTcl_FSRemoveDirectoryProc\fR(
 .CE
 .PP
 The return value is a standard Tcl result indicating whether an error
-occurred in the process.  If successful, the directory specified by
-\fIpathPtr\fR should have been removed from the filesystem.  If the
+occurred in the process. If successful, the directory specified by
+\fIpathPtr\fR should have been removed from the filesystem. If the
 \fIrecursive\fR flag is given, then a non-empty directory should be
-deleted without error.  If this flag is not given, then and the
+deleted without error. If this flag is not given, then and the
 directory is non-empty a POSIX
 .QW EEXIST
-error should be signalled.  If an
+error should be signalled. If an
 error does occur, the name of the file or directory which caused the
 error should be placed in \fIerrorPtr\fR.
 .SS DELETEFILEPROC
 .PP
-Function to process a \fBTcl_FSDeleteFile\fR call.  Should be implemented
+Function to process a \fBTcl_FSDeleteFile\fR call. Should be implemented
 unless the FS is read-only.
 .PP
 .CS
@@ -1371,8 +1446,8 @@ typedef int \fBTcl_FSDeleteFileProc\fR(
 .CE
 .PP
 The return value is a standard Tcl result indicating whether an error
-occurred in the process.  If successful, the file specified by
-\fIpathPtr\fR should have been removed from the filesystem.  Note that,
+occurred in the process. If successful, the file specified by
+\fIpathPtr\fR should have been removed from the filesystem. Note that,
 if the filesystem supports symbolic links, Tcl will always call this
 function and not Tcl_FSRemoveDirectoryProc when needed to delete them
 (even if they are symbolic links to directories).
@@ -1383,8 +1458,8 @@ because the core has a fallback implementation available. See each
 individual description for the consequences of leaving the field NULL.
 .SS LSTATPROC
 .PP
-Function to process a \fBTcl_FSLstat\fR call.  If not implemented, Tcl
-will attempt to use the \fIstatProc\fR defined above instead.  Therefore
+Function to process a \fBTcl_FSLstat\fR call. If not implemented, Tcl
+will attempt to use the \fIstatProc\fR defined above instead. Therefore
 it need only be implemented if a filesystem can differentiate between
 \fBstat\fR and \fBlstat\fR calls.
 .PP
@@ -1400,7 +1475,7 @@ to a symbolic link, it returns information about the link, not
 about the target file.
 .SS COPYFILEPROC
 .PP
-Function to process a \fBTcl_FSCopyFile\fR call.  If not implemented Tcl
+Function to process a \fBTcl_FSCopyFile\fR call. If not implemented Tcl
 will fall back on \fBopen\fR-r, \fBopen\fR-w and \fBfcopy\fR as a
 copying mechanism.
 Therefore it need only be implemented if the filesystem can perform
@@ -1413,21 +1488,21 @@ typedef int \fBTcl_FSCopyFileProc\fR(
 .CE
 .PP
 The return value is a standard Tcl result indicating whether an error
-occurred in the copying process.  Note that, \fIdestPathPtr\fR is the
+occurred in the copying process. Note that, \fIdestPathPtr\fR is the
 name of the file which should become the copy of \fIsrcPathPtr\fR. It
 is never the name of a directory into which \fIsrcPathPtr\fR could be
-copied (i.e. the function is much simpler than the Tcl level \fBfile
-copy\fR subcommand).  Note that,
+copied (i.e.\ the function is much simpler than the Tcl level \fBfile
+copy\fR subcommand). Note that,
 if the filesystem supports symbolic links, Tcl will always call this
 function and not \fIcopyDirectoryProc\fR when needed to copy them
-(even if they are symbolic links to directories).  Finally, if the
+(even if they are symbolic links to directories). Finally, if the
 filesystem determines it cannot support the \fBfile copy\fR action,
 calling \fBTcl_SetErrno(EXDEV)\fR and returning a non-\fBTCL_OK\fR
 result will tell Tcl to use its standard fallback mechanisms.
 .SS RENAMEFILEPROC
 .PP
-Function to process a \fBTcl_FSRenameFile\fR call.  If not implemented,
-Tcl will fall back on a copy and delete mechanism.  Therefore it need
+Function to process a \fBTcl_FSRenameFile\fR call. If not implemented,
+Tcl will fall back on a copy and delete mechanism. Therefore it need
 only be implemented if the filesystem can perform that action more
 efficiently.
 .PP
@@ -1438,15 +1513,15 @@ typedef int \fBTcl_FSRenameFileProc\fR(
 .CE
 .PP
 The return value is a standard Tcl result indicating whether an error
-occurred in the renaming process.  If the
+occurred in the renaming process. If the
 filesystem determines it cannot support the \fBfile rename\fR action,
 calling \fBTcl_SetErrno(EXDEV)\fR and returning a non-\fBTCL_OK\fR
 result will tell Tcl to use its standard fallback mechanisms.
 .SS COPYDIRECTORYPROC
 .PP
-Function to process a \fBTcl_FSCopyDirectory\fR call.  If not
+Function to process a \fBTcl_FSCopyDirectory\fR call. If not
 implemented, Tcl will fall back on a recursive \fBfile mkdir\fR, \fBfile copy\fR
-mechanism.  Therefore it need only be implemented if the filesystem can
+mechanism. Therefore it need only be implemented if the filesystem can
 perform that action more efficiently.
 .PP
 .CS
@@ -1457,21 +1532,21 @@ typedef int \fBTcl_FSCopyDirectoryProc\fR(
 .CE
 .PP
 The return value is a standard Tcl result indicating whether an error
-occurred in the copying process.  If an error does occur, the name of
+occurred in the copying process. If an error does occur, the name of
 the file or directory which caused the error should be placed in
 \fIerrorPtr\fR. Note that, \fIdestPathPtr\fR is the name of the
 directory-name which should become the mirror-image of
 \fIsrcPathPtr\fR. It is not the name of a directory into which
-\fIsrcPathPtr\fR should be copied (i.e. the function is much simpler
-than the Tcl level \fBfile copy\fR subcommand).  Finally, if the
+\fIsrcPathPtr\fR should be copied (i.e.\ the function is much simpler
+than the Tcl level \fBfile copy\fR subcommand). Finally, if the
 filesystem determines it cannot support the directory copy action,
 calling \fBTcl_SetErrno(EXDEV)\fR and returning a non-\fBTCL_OK\fR
 result will tell Tcl to use its standard fallback mechanisms.
 .SS LOADFILEPROC
 .PP
-Function to process a \fBTcl_FSLoadFile\fR call.  If not implemented, Tcl
+Function to process a \fBTcl_FSLoadFile\fR call. If not implemented, Tcl
 will fall back on a copy to native-temp followed by a \fBTcl_FSLoadFile\fR on
-that temporary copy.  Therefore it need only be implemented if the
+that temporary copy. Therefore it need only be implemented if the
 filesystem can load code directly, or it can be implemented simply to
 return \fBTCL_ERROR\fR to disable load functionality in this filesystem
 entirely.
@@ -1484,23 +1559,23 @@ typedef int \fBTcl_FSLoadFileProc\fR(
         Tcl_FSUnloadFileProc *\fIunloadProcPtr\fR);
 .CE
 .PP
-Returns a standard Tcl completion code.  If an error occurs, an error
-message is left in the \fIinterp\fR's result.  The function dynamically loads a
-binary code file into memory.  On a successful load, the \fIhandlePtr\fR
+Returns a standard Tcl completion code. If an error occurs, an error
+message is left in the \fIinterp\fR's result. The function dynamically loads a
+binary code file into memory. On a successful load, the \fIhandlePtr\fR
 should be filled with a token for the dynamically loaded file, and the
 \fIunloadProcPtr\fR should be filled in with the address of a procedure.
 The unload procedure will be called with the given \fBTcl_LoadHandle\fR as its
-only parameter when Tcl needs to unload the file.  For example, for the
+only parameter when Tcl needs to unload the file. For example, for the
 native filesystem, the \fBTcl_LoadHandle\fR returned is currently a token
 which can be used in the private \fBTclpFindSymbol\fR to access functions
-in the new code.  Each filesystem is free to define the
-\fBTcl_LoadHandle\fR as it requires.  Finally, if the
+in the new code. Each filesystem is free to define the
+\fBTcl_LoadHandle\fR as it requires. Finally, if the
 filesystem determines it cannot support the file load action,
 calling \fBTcl_SetErrno(EXDEV)\fR and returning a non-\fBTCL_OK\fR
 result will tell Tcl to use its standard fallback mechanisms.
 .SS UNLOADFILEPROC
 .PP
-Function to unload a previously successfully loaded file.  If load was
+Function to unload a previously successfully loaded file. If load was
 implemented, then this should also be implemented, if there is any
 cleanup action required.
 .PP
@@ -1510,9 +1585,9 @@ typedef void \fBTcl_FSUnloadFileProc\fR(
 .CE
 .SS GETCWDPROC     
 .PP
-Function to process a \fBTcl_FSGetCwd\fR call.  Most filesystems need not
-implement this.  It will usually only be called once, if \fBgetcwd\fR is
-called before \fBchdir\fR.  May be NULL.
+Function to process a \fBTcl_FSGetCwd\fR call. Most filesystems need not
+implement this. It will usually only be called once, if \fBgetcwd\fR is
+called before \fBchdir\fR. May be NULL.
 .PP
 .CS
 typedef Tcl_Obj *\fBTcl_FSGetCwdProc\fR(
@@ -1522,19 +1597,19 @@ typedef Tcl_Obj *\fBTcl_FSGetCwdProc\fR(
 If the filesystem supports a native notion of a current working
 directory (which might perhaps change independent of Tcl), this
 function should return that cwd as the result, or NULL if the current
-directory could not be determined (e.g. the user does not have
-appropriate permissions on the cwd directory).  If NULL is returned, an
+directory could not be determined (e.g.\ the user does not have
+appropriate permissions on the cwd directory). If NULL is returned, an
 error message is left in the \fIinterp\fR's result.
 .SS CHDIRPROC
 .PP
-Function to process a \fBTcl_FSChdir\fR call.  If filesystems do not
+Function to process a \fBTcl_FSChdir\fR call. If filesystems do not
 implement this, it will be emulated by a series of directory access
-checks.  Otherwise, virtual filesystems which do implement it need only
+checks. Otherwise, virtual filesystems which do implement it need only
 respond with a positive return result if the \fIpathPtr\fR is a valid,
-accessible directory in their filesystem.  They need not remember the
+accessible directory in their filesystem. They need not remember the
 result, since that will be automatically remembered for use by
 \fBTcl_FSGetCwd\fR.
-Real filesystems should carry out the correct action (i.e. call the
+Real filesystems should carry out the correct action (i.e.\ call the
 correct system \fBchdir\fR API).
 .PP
 .CS
@@ -1546,6 +1621,6 @@ The \fBTcl_FSChdirProc\fR changes the applications current working
 directory to the value specified in \fIpathPtr\fR. The function returns
 -1 on error or 0 on success.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-cd(n), file(n), load(n), open(n), pwd(n), unload(n)
+cd(n), file(n), filename(n), load(n), open(n), pwd(n), source(n), unload(n)
 .SH KEYWORDS
 stat, access, filesystem, vfs, virtual