From 048292ab2f1c23d0af7eadf268b5355157164fac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mainzelm <mainzelm>
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 10:37:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Added documentation for the new file-info-... variants.

---
 doc/scsh-manual/syscalls.tex | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/scsh-manual/syscalls.tex b/doc/scsh-manual/syscalls.tex
index 4192564..6316ee1 100644
--- a/doc/scsh-manual/syscalls.tex
+++ b/doc/scsh-manual/syscalls.tex
@@ -1286,7 +1286,19 @@ For example,
 \codex{(file-directory? "/usr/dalbertz")\qquad\evalto\qquad\sharpt}
 \end{desc}
 
-\defun {file-not-readable?}   {fname/fd/port} \boolean
+There are variants of these procedures which work directly on
+\ex{file-info} records:
+\defun  {file-info-directory?}{file-info}{\boolean}
+\defunx {file-info-fifo?}{file-info}{\boolean}
+\defunx {file-info-regular?}{file-info}{\boolean}
+\defunx {file-info-socket?}{file-info}{\boolean}
+\defunx {file-info-special?}{file-info}{\boolean}
+\defunx {file-info-symlink?}{file-info}{\boolean}
+
+The following set of procedures are a convenient means to work on the
+permission bits of a file:
+
+\defun {file-not-readable?}  {fname/fd/port} \boolean
 \defunx{file-not-writable?}  {fname/fd/port} \boolean
 \defunx{file-not-executable?} {fname/fd/port} \boolean
 \begin{desc}
@@ -1346,6 +1358,15 @@ For example,
     Refer to them for a discussion of their problems and limitations.
 \end{desc}
 
+\defun {file-info-not-readable?}  {file-info} \boolean
+\defunx{file-info-not-writable?}  {file-info} \boolean
+\defunx{file-info-not-executable?} {file-info} \boolean
+\defun  {file-info-readable?}   {file-info} \boolean
+\defunx {file-info-writable?}   {file-info} \boolean
+\defunx {file-info-executable?} {file-info} \boolean
+
+There are variants which work directly on \ex{file-info} records.
+
 \begin{defundesc}{file-not-exists?} {fname/fd/port [chase?]} \object
 Returns:
     \begin{optiontable}