1 09/04/77  target
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 3 Syntax:   target pathname
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 5 Syntax as active function:     [target pathname]
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 8 Function: as an active function, returns the pathname of the
 9 object to which a link points; prints its result when invoked as a
10 command.
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13 Arguments:
14 pathname
15    the relative or absolute pathname of a branch or link
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18 Notes: If the pathname given is a branch, the value returned or
19 printed is the absolute pathname of the branch.  If it is a link,
20 the value is the absolute pathname of the target of the link.
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22 If the pathname given does not represent any object (i.e., it
23 does not exist, or it is the pathname of a link that has no
24 target) a null string is returned if target is called as an
25 active function; an error message is produced if target is called
26 as a command.