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diff --git a/doc/filename.n b/doc/filename.n index c0e2a68..02b102f 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 1.7 2001/09/04 18:06:34 vincentdarley Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: filename.n,v 1.7.12.1 2004/10/27 12:52:40 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH filename n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -208,7 +208,14 @@ more than 3 characters. On Windows platforms there are file and path length restrictions. Complete paths or filenames longer than about 260 characters will lead to errors in most file operations. - +.PP +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". This fact is reflected 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 |