truename

truename Function

Summary

Returns the truename of a pathname.

Package

common-lisp

Signature

truename filespec => truename

Arguments

filespec⇩

A pathname designator.

Values

truename

A fully-specified physical pathname.

Description

The function truename behaves as specified in ANSI Common Lisp. The returned value is a fully-specified pathname corresponding to filespec.

Truenames are always fully-specified in LispWorks (this prevents them from ever being corrupted by *default-pathname-defaults*). Note that this means that the paths returned by directory are always fully specified.