filespec—a pathname designator.
truename—a physical pathname.
truename
tries to find the file indicated by
filespec and returns its truename.
If the filespec designator is an open stream,
its associated file is used.
If filespec is a stream,
truename
can be used whether the stream
is open or closed. It is permissible for truename
to return more specific information after the stream
is closed than when the stream was open.
If filespec is a pathname
it represents the name used to open the file. This may be, but is
not required to be, the actual name of the file.
;; An example involving version numbers. Note that the precise nature of ;; the truename is implementation-dependent while the file is still open. (with-open-file (stream ">vistor>test.text.newest") (values (pathname stream) (truename stream))) → #P"S:>vistor>test.text.newest", #P"S:>vistor>test.text.1" or→ #P"S:>vistor>test.text.newest", #P"S:>vistor>test.text.newest" or→ #P"S:>vistor>test.text.newest", #P"S:>vistor>_temp_._temp_.1" ;; In this case, the file is closed when the truename is tried, so the ;; truename information is reliable. (with-open-file (stream ">vistor>test.text.newest") (close stream) (values (pathname stream) (truename stream))) → #P"S:>vistor>test.text.newest", #P"S:>vistor>test.text.1" ;; An example involving TOP-20's implementation-dependent concept ;; of logical devices -- in this case, "DOC:" is shorthand for ;; "PS:<DOCUMENTATION>" ... (with-open-file (stream "CMUC::DOC:DUMPER.HLP") (values (pathname stream) (truename stream))) → #P"CMUC::DOC:DUMPER.HLP", #P"CMUC::PS:<DOCUMENTATION>DUMPER.HLP.13"
An error of type file-error
is signaled if an appropriate file
cannot be located within the file system for the given filespec,
or if the file system cannot perform the requested operation.
An error of type file-error
is signaled if pathname is wild.
pathname (System Class), logical-pathname (System Class), Section 20.1 (File System Concepts), Section 19.1.2 (Pathnames as Filenames)
truename
may be used to account for any filename translations
performed by the file system.