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@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@ attribute of the file. \fB-shortname\fR gives a string where every path element is replaced with its short (8.3) version of the name. This attribute cannot be set. \fB-system\fR gives or sets or clears the value of the system attribute of the file. -.PP -On Macintosh, \fB-creator\fR gives or sets the Finder creator type of -the file. \fB-hidden\fR gives or sets or clears the hidden attribute -of the file. \fB-readonly\fR gives or sets or clears the readonly -attribute of the file. Note that directories can only be locked if -File Sharing is turned on. \fB-type\fR gives or sets the Finder file -type for the file. .RE .VS .TP @@ -126,8 +119,8 @@ a \fB\-\fR. \fBfile dirname \fIname\fR Returns a name comprised of all of the path components in \fIname\fR excluding the last element. If \fIname\fR is a relative file name and -only contains one path element, then returns ``\fB.\fR'' (or ``\fB:\fR'' -on the Macintosh). If \fIname\fR refers to a root directory, then the +only contains one path element, then returns ``\fB.\fR''. +If \fIname\fR refers to a root directory, then the root directory is returned. For example, .RS .CS @@ -186,7 +179,7 @@ returns \fB/foo/bar\fR. .PP Note that any of the names can contain separators, and that the result is always canonical for the current platform: \fB/\fR for Unix and -Windows, and \fB:\fR for Macintosh. +Windows. .RE .TP \fBfile link ?\fI-linktype\fR? \fIlinkName\fR ?\fItarget\fR? @@ -251,7 +244,7 @@ or set then an error is generated. . Returns the platform-specific name of the file. This is useful if the filename is needed to pass to a platform-specific call, such as exec -under Windows or AppleScript on the Macintosh. +under Windows. .TP \fBfile normalize \fIname\fR . @@ -398,10 +391,7 @@ Returns a string giving the type of file \fIname\fR, which will be one of \fBfile volumes\fR . Returns the absolute paths to the volumes mounted on the system, as a -proper Tcl list. On the Macintosh, this will be a list of the mounted -drives, both local and network. N.B. if two drives have the same name, -they will both appear on the volume list, but there is currently no way, -from Tcl, to access any but the first of these drives. On UNIX, the +proper Tcl list. On UNIX, the command will always return "/", since all filesystems are locally mounted. On Windows, it will return a list of the available local drives (e.g. {a:/ c:/}). |