From: "Jeff Dwork" <jeff.dwork@amd.com>
Cc: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: convert-standard-filename documentation is insufficient
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:03:03 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <16787.61351.738129.455604@lx-desk84.amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200411082202.iA8M2Bu11336@raven.dms.auburn.edu>
How about this for the first line?
"Convert string FILENAME to a legal filename for the OS.
remainder as below.
Jeff
Luc Teirlinck writes:
> To: teirllm@dms.auburn.edu
> cc: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca
> Subject: Re: convert-standard-filename documentation is insufficient
> Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 16:02:11 -0600 (CST)
>
> Sorry, I forgot to put `Info node' in front of the link:
>
> "Convert a standard file's name to something suitable for the OS.
> This means to guarantee valid names and perhaps to canonicalize
> certain patterns.
>
> This function's standard definition is trivial; it just returns
> the argument. However, on Windows and DOS, replace invalid
> characters. On DOS, make sure to obey the 8.3 limitations. On
> Windows, turn Cygwin names into native names, and also turn
> slashes into backslashes if the shell requires it (see
> `w32-shell-dos-semantics'
>
> See Info node `(elisp)Standard File Names' for more details."
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Luc.
>
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-11-11 23:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-11-08 22:02 convert-standard-filename documentation is insufficient Luc Teirlinck
2004-11-11 23:03 ` Jeff Dwork [this message]
2004-11-12 5:24 ` Werner LEMBERG
2004-11-12 13:34 ` Luc Teirlinck
2004-11-12 13:54 ` Luc Teirlinck
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2004-11-08 21:58 Luc Teirlinck
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2004-11-08 19:29 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-11-07 22:00 Luc Teirlinck
2004-11-07 22:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-11-06 18:07 Jari Aalto
2004-11-07 4:41 ` Eli Zaretskii
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