Re: Bug?: (file-name-extension "some.html~") gives "html"

[Lennart Borgman]

Luc Teirlinck wrote:
> Lennart Borgman wrote:
>
>    Is the behaviour in the subject line correct? I have tested this on w32:
>
>    GNU Emacs 22.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.0.2195) of 2006-05-01
>
>    If this is the correct behaviour then maybe the docstring should tell 
>    about it?
>
> Yes, it is documented in the Elisp manual (but not in the docstring).
> >From `(elisp)File Name Components':
>
>  -- Function: file-name-extension filename &optional period
>      This function returns FILENAME's final "extension", if any, after
>      applying `file-name-sans-versions' to remove any version/backup
>      part.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Luc.
>   
Then maybe a line saying something like

   This function removes any version/backup parts in the file name first.

could be added to the doc string?