From a85ce2559586e7809569cabc11ad19a72b54ec1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Hanson Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 02:43:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Change "writable" to "writeable". Document optional argument to TEMPORARY-FILE-PATHNAME. --- v7/doc/ref-manual/scheme.texinfo | 21 +++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/v7/doc/ref-manual/scheme.texinfo b/v7/doc/ref-manual/scheme.texinfo index 98edb69e0..39310e178 100644 --- a/v7/doc/ref-manual/scheme.texinfo +++ b/v7/doc/ref-manual/scheme.texinfo @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ @iftex @finalout @end iftex -@comment $Id: scheme.texinfo,v 1.86 2000/01/04 05:25:04 cph Exp $ +@comment $Id: scheme.texinfo,v 1.87 2000/01/05 02:43:21 cph Exp $ @comment %**start of header (This is for running Texinfo on a region.) @setfilename scheme.info @settitle MIT Scheme Reference @@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. @titlepage @title{MIT Scheme Reference Manual} -@subtitle Edition 1.86 +@subtitle Edition 1.87 @subtitle for Scheme Release 7.5 -@subtitle 3 January 2000 +@subtitle 4 January 2000 @author by Chris Hanson @author the MIT Scheme Team @author and a cast of thousands @@ -14665,19 +14665,24 @@ If @var{procedure} escapes from its continuation, and the file still exists, it is deleted. @end deffn -@deffn {procedure+} temporary-file-pathname +@deffn {procedure+} temporary-file-pathname [directory] Creates a new empty temporary file and returns a pathname referring to it. The temporary file is created with Scheme's default permissions, so barring unusual circumstances it can be opened for input and/or output without error. The temporary file will remain in existence until explicitly deleted. If the file still exists when the Scheme process terminates, it will be deleted. + +If @var{directory} is specified, the temporary file will be stored +there. If it is not specified, or if it is @code{#f}, the temporary +file will be stored in the directory returned by +@code{temporary-directory-pathname}. @end deffn @deffn {procedure+} temporary-directory-pathname Returns the pathname of an existing directory that can be used to store temporary files. These directory names are tried, in order, until a -writable directory is found: +writeable directory is found: @itemize @bullet @item @@ -14723,9 +14728,9 @@ Returns @code{#t} if @var{filename} names a file that can be opened for input; i.e.@: a @dfn{readable} file. Otherwise returns @code{#f}. @end deffn -@deffn {procedure+} file-writable? filename +@deffn {procedure+} file-writeable? filename Returns @code{#t} if @var{filename} names a file that can be opened for -output; i.e.@: a @dfn{writable} file. Otherwise returns @code{#f}. +output; i.e.@: a @dfn{writeable} file. Otherwise returns @code{#f}. @end deffn @deffn {procedure+} file-executable? filename @@ -14740,7 +14745,7 @@ extensions @file{.exe}, @file{.com}, or @file{.bat}. @deffn {procedure+} file-access filename mode @var{Mode} must be an exact integer between @code{0} and @code{7} inclusive; it is a bitwise-encoded predicate selector with @code{1} -meaning ``executable'', @code{2} meaning ``writable'', and @code{4} +meaning ``executable'', @code{2} meaning ``writeable'', and @code{4} meaning ``readable''. @code{file-access} returns @code{#t} if @var{filename} exists and satisfies the predicates selected by @var{mode}. For example, if @var{mode} is @code{5}, then @var{filename} -- 2.25.1