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Document splitdrive().

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For all split*(), these split path *into* pairs, not split path *in*
pairs.  "Into" can be used for transformations, "in" is for
containment.
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Fred Drake 1999-02-03 19:24:44 +00:00
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@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ fails.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{split}{path}
Split the pathname \var{path} in a pair \code{(\var{head},
Split the pathname \var{path} into a pair \code{(\var{head},
\var{tail})}, where \var{tail} is the last pathname component and
\var{head} is everything leading up to that. The \var{tail} part will
never contain a slash; if \var{path} ends in a slash, \var{tail} will
@ -151,8 +151,16 @@ exception being when there were multiple slashes separating \var{head}
from \var{tail}).
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{splitdrive}{path}
Split the pathname \var{path} into a pair \code{(\var{drive},
\var{tail})}, where \var{drive} is either a drive specification or the
empty string. On systems which do not use drive specifications,
\var{drive} will always be the empty string. In all cases,
\code{\var{drive} + \var{tail}} will be the same as \var{path}.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{splitext}{path}
Split the pathname \var{path} in a pair \code{(\var{root}, \var{ext})}
Split the pathname \var{path} into a pair \code{(\var{root}, \var{ext})}
such that \code{\var{root} + \var{ext} == \var{path}},
and \var{ext} is empty or begins with a period and contains
at most one period.