From 1e3877b5956aa965c879e2d920e98ce0cab7dcc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ceriel Date: Thu, 16 Mar 1989 15:41:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] documented null-string behaviour --- modules/src/input/input.3 | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/modules/src/input/input.3 b/modules/src/input/input.3 index 6cf0b2973..b63f04f66 100644 --- a/modules/src/input/input.3 +++ b/modules/src/input/input.3 @@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ The next input characters will be obtained from the specified file \fIfilename\fR. This file will be looked for in the directories, mentioned in the null-terminated list \fItable\fR. -When \fItable\fR is 0, only the current directory is searched. When it is not, -perhaps it is wise to include "." in the table ... +When \fItable\fR is 0, only the current directory is searched. +A null string (different from null-pointer!) in the table means: +current directory. When \fIfilename\fR starts with a "/", \fItable\fR is not used. If \fIfilename\fR is a null pointer, standard input is used. In this case, the package may not have been instantiated with INP_READ_IN_ONE defined.