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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml')
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1 files changed, 72 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml index 1135a6dd80..ae42846c6b 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ <date>1997-11-13</date> <rev>B</rev> </header> - <module>filename</module> + <module since="">filename</module> <modulesummary>Filename manipulation functions.</modulesummary> <description> <p>This module provides functions @@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ filename by removing redundant directory separators, use <seealso marker="#join/1"><c>join/1</c></seealso>.</p> - <p>The module supports raw filenames in the way that if a binary is + <p> + The module supports + <seealso marker="unicode_usage#notes-about-raw-filenames">raw + filenames</seealso> in the way that if a binary is present, or the filename cannot be interpreted according to the return value of <seealso marker="kernel:file#native_name_encoding/0"> <c>file:native_name_encoding/0</c></seealso>, a raw filename is also @@ -56,16 +59,35 @@ (the join operation is performed of course). 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> - <datatype> - <name name="basedir_type"/> - </datatype> - </datatypes> <funcs> <func> - <name name="absname" arity="1"/> + <name name="absname" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Convert a filename to an absolute name, relative the working directory.</fsummary> <desc> @@ -97,7 +119,7 @@ </func> <func> - <name name="absname" arity="2"/> + <name name="absname" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Convert a filename to an absolute name, relative a specified directory.</fsummary> <desc> @@ -108,7 +130,7 @@ </func> <func> - <name name="absname_join" arity="2"/> + <name name="absname_join" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Join an absolute directory with a relative filename.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Joins an absolute directory with a relative filename. Similar to @@ -122,18 +144,37 @@ </func> <func> - <name name="basedir" arity="2"/> - <fsummary>Equivalent to <c>basedir(<anno>Type</anno>,<anno>Application</anno>,#{})</c>.</fsummary> + <name name="basedir" arity="2" clause_i="1" since="OTP 19.0"/> + <name name="basedir" arity="2" clause_i="2" since="OTP 19.0"/> + <fsummary>Equivalent to <c>basedir(<anno>PathType</anno>, + <anno>Application</anno>,#{})</c> or + <c>basedir(<anno>PathsType</anno>, <anno>Application</anno>,#{})</c>. + </fsummary> + <type variable="PathType" name_i="1"/> + <type name="basedir_path_type"/> + <type variable="PathsType" name_i="2"/> + <type name="basedir_paths_type"/> + <type variable="Application"/> <desc> <p> - Equivalent to <seealso marker="#basedir-3"> - basedir(<anno>Type</anno>, <anno>Application</anno>, #{})</seealso>. + Equivalent to <seealso marker="#basedir_3_1"> + basedir(<anno>PathType</anno>, <anno>Application</anno>, #{})</seealso> + or <seealso marker="#basedir_3_2"> +basedir(<anno>PathsType</anno>, <anno>Application</anno>, #{})</seealso>. </p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="basedir" arity="3"/> + <name name="basedir" arity="3" clause_i="1" anchor="basedir_3_1" since="OTP 19.0"/> + <name name="basedir" arity="3" clause_i="2" anchor="basedir_3_2" since="OTP 19.0"/> <fsummary></fsummary> + <type variable="PathType" name_i="1"/> + <type name="basedir_path_type"/> + <type variable="PathsType" name_i="2"/> + <type name="basedir_paths_type"/> + <type variable="Application"/> + <type variable="Opts"/> + <type name="basedir_opts"/> <desc><marker id="basedir-3"/> <p> Returns a suitable path, or paths, for a given type. If @@ -273,7 +314,7 @@ true </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="basename" arity="1"/> + <name name="basename" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Return the last component of a filename.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the last component of <c><anno>Filename</anno></c>, or @@ -291,7 +332,7 @@ true </func> <func> - <name name="basename" arity="2"/> + <name name="basename" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Return the last component of a filename, stripped of the specified extension.</fsummary> <desc> @@ -316,7 +357,7 @@ true </func> <func> - <name name="dirname" arity="1"/> + <name name="dirname" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Return the directory part of a path name.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the directory part of <c><anno>Filename</anno></c>.</p> @@ -333,7 +374,7 @@ true </func> <func> - <name name="extension" arity="1"/> + <name name="extension" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Return the file extension.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the file extension of <c><anno>Filename</anno></c>, @@ -349,8 +390,8 @@ true </func> <func> - <name name="find_src" arity="1"/> - <name name="find_src" arity="2"/> + <name name="find_src" arity="1" since=""/> + <name name="find_src" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Find the filename and compiler options for a module.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Finds the source filename and compiler options for a module. @@ -397,7 +438,7 @@ true </func> <func> - <name name="flatten" arity="1"/> + <name name="flatten" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Convert a filename to a flat string.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Converts a possibly deep list filename consisting of @@ -407,7 +448,7 @@ true </func> <func> - <name name="join" arity="1"/> + <name name="join" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Join a list of filename components with directory separators. </fsummary> <desc> @@ -435,7 +476,7 @@ true </func> <func> - <name name="join" arity="2"/> + <name name="join" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Join two filename components with directory separators. </fsummary> <desc> @@ -446,7 +487,7 @@ true </func> <func> - <name name="nativename" arity="1"/> + <name name="nativename" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Return the native form of a file path.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Converts <c><anno>Path</anno></c> to a form accepted by the command @@ -465,7 +506,7 @@ true </func> <func> - <name name="pathtype" arity="1"/> + <name name="pathtype" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Return the path type.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the path type, which is one of the following:</p> @@ -495,8 +536,8 @@ true </func> <func> - <name name="rootname" arity="1"/> - <name name="rootname" arity="2"/> + <name name="rootname" arity="1" since=""/> + <name name="rootname" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Remove a filename extension.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Removes a filename extension. <c>rootname/2</c> works as @@ -516,7 +557,7 @@ true </func> <func> - <name name="safe_relative_path" arity="1"/> + <name name="safe_relative_path" arity="1" since="OTP 19.3"/> <fsummary>Sanitize a relative path to avoid directory traversal attacks.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Sanitizes the relative path by eliminating ".." and "." @@ -543,7 +584,7 @@ unsafe</pre> </func> <func> - <name name="split" arity="1"/> + <name name="split" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Split a filename into its path components.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns a list whose elements are the path components of @@ -558,6 +599,7 @@ unsafe</pre> ["a:/","msdev","include"]</pre> </desc> </func> + </funcs> </erlref> |