From f2430a0de4a9df92c161a7166ba50b48c381fa59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Monnier Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 13:26:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (convert-standard-filename): Docstring fix. --- lisp/files.el | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el index 4602b4e1efa..a75b6b2fc89 100644 --- a/lisp/files.el +++ b/lisp/files.el @@ -514,6 +514,10 @@ Runs the usual ange-ftp hook, but only for completion operations." This means to guarantee valid names and perhaps to canonicalize certain patterns. +FILENAME should be an absolute file name since the conversion rules +sometimes vary depending on the position in the file name. E.g. c:/foo +is a valid DOS file name, but c:/bar/c:/foo is not. + 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 -- 2.39.5