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diff --git a/pkg/system/doc/pathnames.hlp b/pkg/system/doc/pathnames.hlp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3719fe28 --- /dev/null +++ b/pkg/system/doc/pathnames.hlp @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +.help pathnames Nov84 system +.ih +NAME +pathnames -- print the host pathnames for a set of files +.ih +USAGE +pathnames [template] +.ih +PARAMETERS +.ls template +A filename template specifying the set of files for which pathnames +are desired. If omitted, the pathname of the current working or default +directory is printed. The list of file names can come from the standard input. +.le +.ls sort = yes +Sort the output in ASCII collating sequence. +.le +.ih +DESCRIPTION +\fIPathnames\fR converts a list of IRAF virtual file names into their host +system equivalents. When called with no arguments, the function of +\fIpathnames\fR is to print the current default directory. +.ih +EXAMPLES + +1. Print the pathname of the current default directory (sample output for +a VMS host system). + +.nf + cl> path + draco!DRB1:[IRAF.SYS.FIO] +.fi + +2. Translate the file "vfiles", containing a list of virtual filenames, into +the equivalent list of host system filenames, e.g., for use as input to a +foreign task. + + cl> path @vfiles > hfiles +.ih +SEE ALSO +directory, files +.endhelp |