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@@ -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