Function: ediff-convert-standard-filename

ediff-convert-standard-filename is a function alias for convert-standard-filename, defined in files.el.gz.

This function is obsolete since 28.1; use convert-standard-filename instead.

Signature

(ediff-convert-standard-filename FILENAME)

Documentation

Convert a standard file's name to something suitable for the OS.

This means to guarantee valid names and perhaps to canonicalize certain patterns.

FILENAME should be an absolute file name since the conversion rules sometimes vary depending on the position in the file name. E.g. c:/foo is a valid DOS file name, but c:/bar/c:/foo is not.

This function's standard definition is trivial; it just returns the argument. However, on Windows and DOS, replace invalid characters. On DOS, make sure to obey the 8.3 limitations. In the native Windows build, turn Cygwin names into native names.

See Info node (elisp)Standard File Names for more details.

Aliases

ediff-convert-standard-filename (obsolete since 28.1)