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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/stdlib/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml | 24 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml | 78 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml | 4 |
3 files changed, 3 insertions, 103 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml index 57c4348745..80c4acffdb 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml @@ -45,30 +45,6 @@ <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. You can validate the encoding of a filename using - <seealso marker="stdlib:filename#validate/1">filename:validate/1</seealso>. - </p> - <p> - File operations used to accept filenames containing - null characters (integer value zero). This caused - the name to be truncated at the first null character. - Filenames containing null characters inside the filename - are now <em>rejected</em> and will cause primitive - file operations 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> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml index b6028fc066..14fd5ef787 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml @@ -46,10 +46,7 @@ filename by removing redundant directory separators, use <seealso marker="#join/1"><c>join/1</c></seealso>.</p> - <p> - The module supports - <seealso marker="unicode_usage#notes-about-raw-filenames">raw - filenames</seealso> in the way that if a binary is + <p>The module supports raw filenames 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 @@ -59,30 +56,6 @@ (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. You can validate the encoding of a filename using - <seealso marker="#validate/1">filename:validate/1</seealso>. - </p> - <p> - File operations used to accept filenames containing - null characters (integer value zero). This caused - the name to be truncated at the first null character. - Filenames containing null characters inside the filename - are now <em>rejected</em> and will cause primitive - file operations 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> @@ -582,55 +555,6 @@ unsafe</pre> ["a:/","msdev","include"]</pre> </desc> </func> - - <func> - <name name="validate" arity="1"/> - <fsummary>Validate encoding of filename</fsummary> - <desc> - <p> - Validates filename encoding. Returns <c>true</c> if - <c><anno>FileName</anno></c> has a valid encoding; - otherwise, returns <c>false</c>. - </p> - <taglist> - <tag>Ordinary Filename</tag> - <item> - <p> - Type: <c><anno>FileName</anno> = </c><seealso marker="kernel:file#type-name"><c>file:name()</c></seealso> - </p> - <p> - Validates encoding against the - <seealso marker="kernel:file#native_name_encoding/0">native file - name encoding</seealso>, and the - capabilities of the operating system used. - Regardless of configuration and OS, null - characters (integer value zero) will be - rejected by the validation (even when only - present at the end of the filename). - </p> - </item> - <tag><seealso marker="unicode_usage#notes-about-raw-filenames">Raw - Filename</seealso></tag> - <item> - <p> - Type: <c><anno>FileName</anno> = binary()</c> - </p> - <p> - The encoding will not be interpreted, but - null bytes (integer value zero) will be - rejected by the validation (even when only - present at the end of the filename). - </p> - </item> - </taglist> - <p> - For information on filename encoding see the documentation - of unicode filenames in - <seealso marker="stdlib:unicode_usage#unicode_file_names">STDLIB - Users Guide ➜ Using Unicode in Erlang ➜ Unicode Filenames</seealso>. - </p> - </desc> - </func> </funcs> </erlref> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml index ff1f864e22..26dc46719e 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml @@ -719,8 +719,8 @@ Eshell V5.10.1 (abort with ^G) </section> <section> - <marker id="unicode_file_names"/> <title>Unicode Filenames</title> + <marker id="unicode_file_names"/> <p>Most modern operating systems support Unicode filenames in some way. There are many different ways to do this and Erlang by default treats the different approaches differently:</p> @@ -855,8 +855,8 @@ Eshell V5.10.1 (abort with ^G) </note> <section> - <marker id="notes-about-raw-filenames"/> <title>Notes About Raw Filenames</title> + <marker id="notes-about-raw-filenames"/> <p>Raw filenames were introduced together with Unicode filename support in ERTS 5.8.2 (Erlang/OTP R14B01). The reason "raw filenames" were introduced in the system was |