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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml index 11762a3c5a..3b5be75bc0 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml @@ -45,6 +45,30 @@ <p>For more information about raw filenames, see the <seealso marker="kernel:file"><c>file</c></seealso> module.</p> + + <note> + <p> + Functionality in this module generally assumes valid input and + does not necessarily fail on input that does not use a valid + encoding, but may instead very likely produce invalid output. + </p> + <p> + File operations used to accept filenames containing + null characters (integer value zero). This caused + the name to be truncated and in some cases arguments + to primitive operations to be mixed up. Filenames + containing null characters inside the filename + are now <em>rejected</em> and will cause primitive + file operations to fail. + </p> + </note> + <warning><p> + Currently null characters at the end of the filename + will be accepted by primitive file operations. Such + filenames are however still documented as invalid. The + implementation will also change in the future and + reject such filenames. + </p></warning> </description> <datatypes> @@ -193,6 +217,11 @@ <p>Other characters represent themselves. Only filenames that have exactly the same character in the same position match. Matching is case-sensitive, for example, "a" does not match "A".</p> + <p>Directory separators must always be written as <c>/</c>, even on + Windows.</p> + <p>A character preceded by <c>\</c> loses its special meaning. Note + that <c>\</c> must be written as <c>\\</c> in a string literal. + For example, "\\?*" will match any filename starting with <c>?</c>.</p> <p>Notice that multiple "*" characters are allowed (as in Unix wildcards, but opposed to Windows/DOS wildcards).</p> <p><em>Examples:</em></p> |