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Import from CVS: tag r21-0b38
author cvs
date Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:32:22 +0200
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1536 (expand-file-name "bar/../foo") 1536 (expand-file-name "bar/../foo")
1537 @result{} "/xcssun/users/rms/lewis/foo" 1537 @result{} "/xcssun/users/rms/lewis/foo"
1538 @end group 1538 @end group
1539 @end example 1539 @end example
1540 1540
1541 @samp{~/} is expanded into the user's home directory. A @samp{/} or 1541 @samp{~/} at the beginning is expanded into the user's home directory.
1542 @samp{~} following a @samp{/} is taken to be the start of an absolute 1542 A @samp{/} or @samp{~} following a @samp{/}.
1543 file name that overrides what precedes it, so everything before that
1544 @samp{/} or @samp{~} is deleted. For example:
1545
1546 @example
1547 @group
1548 (expand-file-name
1549 "/a1/gnu//usr/local/lib/emacs/etc/MACHINES")
1550 @result{} "/usr/local/lib/emacs/etc/MACHINES"
1551 @end group
1552 @group
1553 (expand-file-name "/a1/gnu/~/foo")
1554 @result{} "/xcssun/users/rms/foo"
1555 @end group
1556 @end example
1557
1558 @noindent
1559 In both cases, @file{/a1/gnu/} is discarded because an absolute file
1560 name follows it.
1561 1543
1562 Note that @code{expand-file-name} does @emph{not} expand environment 1544 Note that @code{expand-file-name} does @emph{not} expand environment
1563 variables; only @code{substitute-in-file-name} does that. 1545 variables; only @code{substitute-in-file-name} does that.
1564 @end defun 1546 @end defun
1565 1547