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catalog.canonicalize - Function

	Package	utility
	Module	catalog
	Tool	catalog

Return a file name in canonical form

Synopsis
canonicalize(file)

Description
It returns the name in canonical form by removing possible . and .. parts in the string and by adding the working directory if a relative name is given.
If an illegal file name is given, a . is returned as file name.

Arguments

file	in	Name of file to be canonicalized
		Allowed:	Any string
		Default:	'.'

Returns
String

Example

  include "catalog.g";
  dc.canonicalize("3C273XC1.MS/..")
# /aips++2/gvandiep/data