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authordkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2009-12-14 10:03:12 (GMT)
committerdkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2009-12-14 10:03:12 (GMT)
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Document that [file tempfile] always works on the native filesystem by design.
[Bug 2388866]
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diff --git a/doc/file.n b/doc/file.n
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: file.n,v 1.56 2008/11/29 18:17:19 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: file.n,v 1.57 2009/12/14 10:03:13 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH file n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ for the temporary file to be deleted once it is no longer required. If the
to use when creating it (such as the directory, base-name or extension) though
some platforms may ignore some or all of these parts and use a built-in
default instead.
+.RS
+.PP
+Note that temporary files are \fIonly\fR ever created on the native
+filesystem. As such, they can be relied upon to be used with operating-system
+native APIs and external programs that require a filename.
+.RE
.VE 8.6
.TP
\fBfile type \fIname\fR