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Documentation for the simul_efun-path api in */secure/simul_efun/path.c*.

Functions
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.. c:function:: string cannonical_form(mixed fname)

Change object path names to standard form, stripping the trailing .c, if
any, the clone number, if any, and making sure the leading / exists.

This function is useful for making sure that alternate forms of the
pathname match correctly, since:
cannonical_form("foo/bar") == cannonical_form("/foo/bar.c")


.. c:function:: int path_exists(string x)

Returns true if the path exists, false otherwise.


.. c:function:: int is_directory(string x)

Returns true if the path is a directory, false otherwise.


.. c:function:: int is_file(string x)

Returns true if the path is a file, false otherwise.


.. c:function:: string *split_path(string p)

Given a path, returns an array of two strings, the first being the
directory part of the path, and the second being the file part.


.. c:function:: string base_path(string p)

Given a path, returns the directory part of the path.


.. c:function:: string depath(string p)

Given a path, returns the file part of the path.


.. c:function:: varargs void walk_dir(string path, function func, mixed arg)

Walks a directory tree, calling a function for each directory it finds.


.. c:function:: string canonical_path(string path)

Strip out all "." and ".." forms from a path.  Remove double slashes.
Ensure the path has a leading slash.


.. c:function:: string join_path(string dir, string file)

Given a directory and a file, return the full path.


.. c:function:: mapping map_paths(mixed paths)

Given an array of paths, return a mapping of the form ([dir: ({files})]).


.. c:function:: varargs string absolute_path(string relative_path, mixed relative_to)

Given a relative path and an object, return the absolute path.


.. c:function:: nomask string wiz_dir(mixed what)

Given a wizard name or object, return the wizard's directory.



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