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| author | Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi> | 2001-01-23 15:11:04 +0000 |
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| committer | Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi> | 2001-01-23 15:11:04 +0000 |
| commit | cc1852e86ffe691532acd06056adaae78b720a30 (patch) | |
| tree | a9f8a93e50f0205e99e42e2c0e89fb08bb7f033f /pod/perlfunc.pod | |
| parent | a8efb69486302324e7899b846fa7aef7a12d5a50 (diff) | |
| download | perl-cc1852e86ffe691532acd06056adaae78b720a30.tar.gz | |
Document the mkdir trailing slashes case.
p4raw-id: //depot/perl@8529
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diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod index 9228fdbb84..0d620d90dc 100644 --- a/pod/perlfunc.pod +++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod @@ -2529,6 +2529,11 @@ The exceptions to this rule are when the file or directory should be kept private (mail files, for instance). The perlfunc(1) entry on C<umask> discusses the choice of MASK in more detail. +Note that according to the POSIX 1003.1-1996 the FILENAME may have any +number of trailing slashes. Some operating and filesystems do not get +this right, so Perl automatically removes all trailing slashes to keep +everyone happy. + =item msgctl ID,CMD,ARG Calls the System V IPC function msgctl(2). You'll probably have to say |