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@@ -1386,6 +1386,9 @@ not exist\*(R" is signified by the \f(CW\*(C`st_nlink\*(C'\fR field being zero ( otherwise always forced to be at least one) and all the other fields of the stat buffer having unspecified contents. .PP +The path \fIshould\fR be absolute and \fImust not\fR end in a slash. If it is +relative and your working directory changes, the behaviour is undefined. +.PP Since there is no standard to do this, the portable implementation simply calls \f(CW\*(C`stat (2)\*(C'\fR regularly on the path to see if it changed somehow. You can specify a recommended polling interval for this case. If you specify |