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authorPeter Stephenson <pws@users.sourceforge.net>2009-03-23 12:17:32 +0000
committerPeter Stephenson <pws@users.sourceforge.net>2009-03-23 12:17:32 +0000
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26748: c modifier to add command path
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@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ startitem()
 item(tt(a))(
 Turn a file name into an absolute path:  prepends the current directory,
 if necessary, and resolves any use of `tt(..)' and `tt(.)' in the path.
+Note that the transformation takes place even if the file or any
+intervening directories do not exist.
 )
 item(tt(A))(
 As `tt(a)', but also resolve use of symbolic links where possible.
@@ -226,6 +228,13 @@ Note that resolution of `tt(..)' occurs em(before) resolution of symbolic
 links.  This call is equivalent to tt(a) unless your system has the
 tt(realpath) system call (modern systems do).
 )
+item(tt(c))(
+Resolve a command name into an absolute path by searching the command
+path given by the tt(PATH) variable.  This does not work for commands
+containing directory parts.  Note also that this does not usually work as
+a glob qualifier unless a file of the same name is found in the
+current directory.
+)
 item(tt(e))(
 Remove all but the extension.
 )