fullPathName.pl

# NAME

fullPathName.pl - Convert a pathname to an absolute path

# SYNOPSIS

fullPathName.pl [-h] /path/to/something

# DESCRIPTION

The EPICS build system needs the ability to get the absolute path of a file or directory that does not exist at the time. The AbsPath() function in the EPICS::Path module provides the necessary functionality, which this script makes available to the build system. The string which is returned on the standard output stream has had any shell special characters escaped with a back-slash (except on Windows).

# OPTIONS

fullPathName.pl understands the following options:

-h

  Help, display this document as text.

# COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2009 UChicago Argonne LLC, as Operator of Argonne National Laboratory.

This software is distributed under the terms of the EPICS Open License.