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listdir no longer returns . or ..; added remove==unlink
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‎Doc/lib/libposix.tex‎

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\begin{funcdesc}{listdir}{path}
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Return a list containing the names of the entries in the directory.
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The list is in arbitrary order. It includes the special entries
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\code{'.'} and \code{'..'} if they are present in the directory.
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The list is in arbitrary order. It does not include the special
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entries \code{'.'} and \code{'..'} even if they are present in the
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directory.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{lseek}{fd\, pos\, how}
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\code{posix.error}.)
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{remove}{path}
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Remove the file \var{path}. See \code{rmdir} below to remove a directory.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{rename}{src\, dst}
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Rename the file or directory \var{src} to \var{dst}.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{unlink}{path}
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Unlink \var{path}.
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Remove the file \var{path}. This is the same function as \code{remove};
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the \code{unlink} name is its traditional \UNIX{} name.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{utime}{path\, \(atime\, mtime\)}

‎Doc/libposix.tex‎

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\begin{funcdesc}{listdir}{path}
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Return a list containing the names of the entries in the directory.
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The list is in arbitrary order. It includes the special entries
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\code{'.'} and \code{'..'} if they are present in the directory.
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The list is in arbitrary order. It does not include the special
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entries \code{'.'} and \code{'..'} even if they are present in the
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directory.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{lseek}{fd\, pos\, how}
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\code{posix.error}.)
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{remove}{path}
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Remove the file \var{path}. See \code{rmdir} below to remove a directory.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{rename}{src\, dst}
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Rename the file or directory \var{src} to \var{dst}.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{unlink}{path}
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Unlink \var{path}.
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Remove the file \var{path}. This is the same function as \code{remove};
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the \code{unlink} name is its traditional \UNIX{} name.
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{funcdesc}{utime}{path\, \(atime\, mtime\)}

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