absolute_path

absolute_path --  returns the absolute path of the given file.

Syntax

absolute_path (filename)

		

Arguments

filename

The name of a disk file.

Returns

The absolute path of the file.

Description

This function returns the absolute path of the given file, with extraneous ../ constructs removed, and with the full QNX 4 node number added. The filename can be relative or absolute, on any node on the network.

Example

    Gamma> absolute_path(".profile");	
    "//1/home/andrewt/.profile"
    		

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