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authorBrad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>2017-06-13 22:55:33 +0000
committerBrad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>2017-06-14 02:54:44 +0000
commit2f7fbf8851e4c45f7e0d207836a3c7a97eaa1823 (patch)
tree5cb05ead7f7e105b91117c9c15c9e3a17474920e /src/path/filepath/path.go
parentf4f018518d6f8ca220871da072c7afe33e1cdbcb (diff)
downloadgo-2f7fbf8851e4c45f7e0d207836a3c7a97eaa1823.tar.xz
path, path/filepath: clarify and cross-reference packages
The path package has a reference to the path/filepath package, so add a reverse reference. And clarify the path package doesn't do Windows paths. Fixes #20117 Change-Id: I65c5ce24e600b32ea20c5821b744bd89f6aff98c Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/45653 Reviewed-by: Jaana Burcu Dogan <jbd@google.com> Reviewed-by: Ian Lance Taylor <iant@golang.org>
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diff --git a/src/path/filepath/path.go b/src/path/filepath/path.go
index e35ed5fefd..c242143c7a 100644
--- a/src/path/filepath/path.go
+++ b/src/path/filepath/path.go
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
// Package filepath implements utility routines for manipulating filename paths
// in a way compatible with the target operating system-defined file paths.
+//
+// The filepath package uses either forward slashes or backslashes,
+// depending on the operating system. To process paths such as URLs
+// that always use forward slashes regardless of the operating
+// system, see the path package.
package filepath
import (