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| author | vincentdarley <vincentdarley> | 2004-01-23 10:59:57 (GMT) |
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| committer | vincentdarley <vincentdarley> | 2004-01-23 10:59:57 (GMT) |
| commit | 532cf499694027af6614c6a70eeb557bb6d29a6a (patch) | |
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file normalize bug fixes for .. and .
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diff --git a/doc/filename.n b/doc/filename.n index 5427c1d..28cc55c 100644 --- a/doc/filename.n +++ b/doc/filename.n @@ -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: filename.n,v 1.9 2003/12/12 17:02:13 vincentdarley Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: filename.n,v 1.10 2004/01/23 11:03:29 vincentdarley Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH filename n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -216,7 +216,10 @@ to errors in most file operations. Another Windows peculiarity is that any number of trailing dots '.' in filenames are totally ignored, so, for example, attempts to create a file or directory with a name "foo." will result in the creation of a -file/directory with name "foo". +file/directory with name "foo". This fact is reflected in in the +results of 'file normalize'. Furthermore, a file name consisting only +of dots '.........' or dots with trailing characters '.....abc' is +illegal. .SH KEYWORDS current directory, absolute file name, relative file name, volume-relative file name, portability |