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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 1.34 2004/05/27 23:35:43 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: file.n,v 1.35 2004/06/02 14:24:05 vincentdarley Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH file n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -414,10 +414,12 @@ 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 UNIX, the command will always return "/", since all
+proper Tcl list. Without any virtual filesystems mounted as root
+volumes, 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:/}).
+(e.g. {a:/ c:/}). If any virtual filesystem has mounted additional
+volumes, they will be in the returned list.
.TP
\fBfile writable \fIname\fR
.