'''file nativename''' ''name''

Returns the platform-specific name of the file ''name''. This is useful if the filename is needed to pass to a platform-specific call, such as exec under Windows or AppleScript on the Macintosh.

[LES]: What is the difference between '''file nativename''' and '''file normalize'''? What does '''file nativename''' do that '''file normalize''' doesn't?

[RLH]:'''file normalize''' "Returns a ''unique normalised path'' representation for the file-system object (file, directory, link, etc), whose string value can be used as a unique identifier for it. "

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See also:

   * [file]

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