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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libos.tex b/Doc/lib/libos.tex index fcc172f81b..3d0b4051bd 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libos.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libos.tex @@ -672,12 +672,15 @@ Availability: Macintosh, \UNIX, Windows. \begin{funcdesc}{makedirs}{path\optional{, mode}} \index{directory!creating} -Recursive directory creation function. Like \function{mkdir()}, +Recursive directory creation function.\index{directory!creating} +\index{UNC paths!and \function{os.makedirs()}} +Like \function{mkdir()}, but makes all intermediate-level directories needed to contain the leaf directory. Throws an \exception{error} exception if the leaf directory already exists or cannot be created. The default \var{mode} is \code{0777} (octal). This function does not properly handle UNC -paths (only relevant on Windows systems). +paths (only relevant on Windows systems; Universal Naming Convention +paths are those that use the `\code{\e\e host\e path}' syntax). \versionadded{1.5.2} \end{funcdesc} |