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| author | vincentdarley <vincentdarley> | 2002-06-12 09:28:58 (GMT) |
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| committer | vincentdarley <vincentdarley> | 2002-06-12 09:28:58 (GMT) |
| commit | 85fa4c1014f2115447bba5458e877fe974f04f1b (patch) | |
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fs clarification and windows fixes
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diff --git a/doc/FileSystem.3 b/doc/FileSystem.3 index 01a3585..a9ec3e8 100644 --- a/doc/FileSystem.3 +++ b/doc/FileSystem.3 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ '\" 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 1.23 2002/05/07 18:03:04 vincentdarley Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: FileSystem.3,v 1.24 2002/06/12 09:28:58 vincentdarley Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH Filesystem 3 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" @@ -1168,7 +1168,10 @@ typedef int Tcl_FSDeleteFileProc( .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. +\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). .SH "FILESYSTEM EFFICIENCY" .PP .SH LSTATPROC @@ -1207,7 +1210,10 @@ 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 'file -copy' subcommand). +copy' subcommand). Note that, +if the filesystem supports symbolic links, Tcl will always call this +function and not Tcl_FSCopyDirectoryProc when needed to copy them +(even if they are symbolic links to directories). .SH RENAMEFILEPROC .PP Function to process a \fBTcl_FSRenameFile()\fR call. If not implemented, |