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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml
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--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1997</year><year>2016</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2017</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -356,10 +356,12 @@ true
<p>Finds the source filename and compiler options for a module.
The result can be fed to <seealso marker="compiler:compile#file/2">
<c>compile:file/2</c></seealso> to compile the file again.</p>
- <warning><p>It is not recommended to use this function. If possible,
- use the <seealso marker="beam_lib"><c>beam_lib(3)</c></seealso>
- module to extract the abstract code format from the Beam file and
- compile that instead.</p></warning>
+ <warning>
+ <p>This function is deprecated. Use <seealso marker="filelib#find_source/1">
+ <c>filelib:find_source/1</c></seealso> instead for finding source files.</p>
+ <p>If possible, use the <seealso marker="beam_lib"><c>beam_lib(3)</c></seealso>
+ module to extract the compiler options and the abstract code
+ format from the Beam file and compile that instead.</p></warning>
<p>Argument <c><anno>Beam</anno></c>, which can be a string or an atom,
specifies either the module name or the path to the source
code, with or without extension <c>".erl"</c>. In either
@@ -511,6 +513,33 @@ true
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="safe_relative_path" arity="1"/>
+ <fsummary>Sanitize a relative path to avoid directory traversal attacks.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Sanitizes the relative path by eliminating ".." and "."
+ components to protect against directory traversal attacks.
+ Either returns the sanitized path name, or the atom
+ <c>unsafe</c> if the path is unsafe.
+ The path is considered unsafe in the following circumstances:</p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item><p>The path is not relative.</p></item>
+ <item><p>A ".." component would climb up above the root of
+ the relative path.</p></item>
+ </list>
+ <p><em>Examples:</em></p>
+ <pre>
+1> <input>filename:safe_relative_path("dir/sub_dir/..").</input>
+"dir"
+2> <input>filename:safe_relative_path("dir/..").</input>
+[]
+3> <input>filename:safe_relative_path("dir/../..").</input>
+unsafe
+4> <input>filename:safe_relative_path("/abs/path").</input>
+unsafe</pre>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name name="split" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Split a filename into its path components.</fsummary>
<desc>