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diff --git a/doc/filename.n b/doc/filename.n
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+++ 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 1.9 2003/12/12 17:02:13 vincentdarley Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: filename.n,v 1.10 2004/01/23 11:03:29 vincentdarley Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH filename n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -216,7 +216,10 @@ to errors in most file operations.
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".
+file/directory with name "foo". This fact is reflected in 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