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normfname

normfname


Purpose
Normalize a file name.
Synopsis
char *normfname(char *fname, const char *ext, int force);
Arguments
fname 
Path and file name to normalize
ext 
Extension to append to the file name
force 
If 0, the extension is appended to the file name only if it has no extension; otherwise, the provided extension replaces the existing file name extension
Return value
The parameter fname.
Further information
This function prepares a file name (including its path) for being used with operating system functions by setting the correct path separator ( e.g. replace `/' by `\' under Windows) and appends a given file extension to it. The array fname must be large enough to receive the provided extension ext.
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