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diff --git a/docs/markdown/Fs-module.md b/docs/markdown/Fs-module.md index 499b8d2..8ce5e32 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Fs-module.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Fs-module.md @@ -36,9 +36,27 @@ by the string is a symbolic link. ### hash -The `hash` method computes the requested hash sum of a file. +The `fs.hash(filename)` method computes the requested hash sum of a file. The available hash methods include: md5, sha1, sha224, sha256, sha384, sha512. +### samefile + +The `fs.samefile(filename1, filename2)` method allows determining if two filenames refer to the same file. +Perhaps a meson.build file in one place refer to a symlink and in another place a +relative path and/or absolute path. The `samefile` method allows determining if these +are the same file. + +Examples: + +```meson +x = 'foo.txt' +y = 'sub/../foo.txt' +z = 'bar.txt' # a symlink pointing to foo.txt + +fs.samefile(x, y) # true +fs.samefile(x, z) # true +``` + ## Filename modification |