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diff --git a/doc/FileSystem.3 b/doc/FileSystem.3 index 0853ccc..c7113b9 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 1.33 2003/06/23 10:45:54 vincentdarley Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: FileSystem.3,v 1.34 2003/07/28 12:16:02 vincentdarley Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH Filesystem 3 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures" @@ -550,10 +550,15 @@ 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 "translated" path is one which contains no "~" or "~user" sequences (these have been expanded to -their current representation in the filesystem). +their current representation in the filesystem). 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. +Again, \fBTcl_FSGetNormalizedPath\fR or \fBTcl_GetNativePath\fR are +usually better functions to use for most purposes. .PP \fBTcl_FSNewNativePath\fR performs something like that reverse of the usual obj->path->nativerep conversions. If some code retrieves a path |