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diff --git a/doc/filename.n b/doc/filename.n index b588440..92d0eb7 100644 --- a/doc/filename.n +++ b/doc/filename.n @@ -42,61 +42,6 @@ type of a given path. The rules for native names depend on the value reported in the Tcl array element \fBtcl_platform(platform)\fR: .TP 10 -\fBmac\fR -On Apple Macintosh systems, Tcl supports two forms of path names. The -normal Mac style names use colons as path separators. Paths may be -relative or absolute, and file names may contain any character other -than colon. A leading colon causes the rest of the path to be -interpreted relative to the current directory. If a path contains a -colon that is not at the beginning, then the path is interpreted as an -absolute path. Sequences of two or more colons anywhere in the path -are used to construct relative paths where \fB::\fR refers to the -parent of the current directory, \fB:::\fR refers to the parent of the -parent, and so forth. -.RS -.PP -In addition to Macintosh style names, Tcl also supports a subset of -Unix-like names. If a path contains no colons, then it is interpreted -like a Unix path. Slash is used as the path separator. The file name -\fB\&.\fR refers to the current directory, and \fB\&..\fR refers to the -parent of the current directory. However, some names like \fB/\fR or -\fB/..\fR have no mapping, and are interpreted as Macintosh names. In -general, commands that generate file names will return Macintosh style -names, but commands that accept file names will take both Macintosh -and Unix-style names. -.PP -The following examples illustrate various forms of path names: -.TP 15 -\fB:\fR -Relative path to the current folder. -.TP 15 -\fBMyFile\fR -Relative path to a file named \fBMyFile\fR in the current folder. -.TP 15 -\fBMyDisk:MyFile\fR -Absolute path to a file named \fBMyFile\fR on the device named \fBMyDisk\fR. -.TP 15 -\fB:MyDir:MyFile\fR -Relative path to a file name \fBMyFile\fR in a folder named -\fBMyDir\fR in the current folder. -.TP 15 -\fB::MyFile\fR -Relative path to a file named \fBMyFile\fR in the folder above the -current folder. -.TP 15 -\fB:::MyFile\fR -Relative path to a file named \fBMyFile\fR in the folder two levels above the -current folder. -.TP 15 -\fB/MyDisk/MyFile\fR -Absolute path to a file named \fBMyFile\fR on the device named -\fBMyDisk\fR. -.TP 15 -\fB\&../MyFile\fR -Relative path to a file named \fBMyFile\fR in the folder above the -current folder. -.RE -.TP \fBunix\fR On Unix platforms, Tcl uses path names where the components are separated by slashes. Path names may be relative or absolute, and @@ -182,7 +127,7 @@ characters between the tilde and the next separator are taken as a user name, which is used to retrieve the user's home directory for substitution. .PP -The Macintosh and Windows platforms do not support tilde substitution +The Windows platform does not support tilde substitution when a user name follows the tilde. On these platforms, attempts to use a tilde followed by a user name will generate an error that the user does not exist when Tcl attempts to interpret that part of the |