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*directory-link-transparency*

Variable
Summary

Controls whether directory returns truenames on Unix-like systems.

Package

system

Initial value

t on non-Windows platforms, nil on Microsoft Windows.

Description

In line with the ANSI Common Lisp standard, directory returns truenames by default.

Setting *directory-link-transparency* to nil allows you to get the old behavior of directory, whereby soft links are not resolved in the pathnames returned.

*directory-link-transparency* is the default value of the link-transparency argument to directory.

See also

directory


LispWorks User Guide and Reference Manual - 20 Sep 2017

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