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Re: file-exists-p on empty string
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lg . zevlg |
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Re: file-exists-p on empty string |
Date: |
Thu, 28 Feb 2019 01:09:55 +0300 |
> The problem is that docstrings describe the behavior of a specific function,
> so they usually don't mention the more general aspects that affect all
> functions of a given subsystem, such as here the general treatment of the
> empty string when used as a file name. Otherwise, every
> file-name-manipulating function would have to repeat this information in its
> docstring.
So, maybe FILENAME argument at least could be renamed to NAME to give at least
some hint that this is not a filename, but just a name hint which will be
expanded and canonised to real filename?
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lg
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