truename

truename( 
t_string 
) 
=> t_truename

Description

Tries to find the specified file (t_string) and returns the full path to the file.

It uses the current SKILL path for relative paths. A path that is anchored to the current directory, for example, ./, ../, or ../../.., and so on, is not considered as a relative path.

Arguments

t_string

A string specifying the file name.

Value Returned

t_truename

The truename or full path of the specified file.

Examples

getSkillPath()
=> ("." "~")

setSkillPath(append1(getSkillPath() "~/skill"))
=> nil

getSkillPath()
=> ("." "~" "~/skill")

getWorkingDir()
=> "/home/skillproj/work"

truename("./runtest")
=> "/home/skillproj/work/runtest"

truename("mycode.il")
=> "/home/skillproj/skill/mycode.il"

truename(".cshrc")
=> "/home/skillproj/.cshrc"

truename("~/old/code.il")
=> nil ; this file/directory does not exist

Related Topics

Input Output Functions

which

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