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bug#10722: 24.0.93; doc of file-name predicates


From: Lars Ingebrigtsen
Subject: bug#10722: 24.0.93; doc of file-name predicates
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 21:17:57 -0800
User-agent: Gnus/5.13001 (Ma Gnus v0.10) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux)

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> See (elisp) `Testing Accessibility', and the doc strings of the
> predicates described in that node.
>
> I see nothing that tells you how the argument FILENAME is used to check
> existing files.  In particular, there is nothing that says whether
> FILENAME must be absolute or relative or can be either, and nothing, in
> the relative case, that says what directory is assumed.
>
> The doc should state that FILENAME can be absolute or relative, and if
> relative then directory `default-directory' is assumed.

That's how all relative file names work in Emacs.  It doesn't need to be
restated every place a FILENAME is discussed.  Closing.

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