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@@ -362,6 +362,13 @@ The ``canonicalise`` Function
The ``canonicalise`` function is a wrapper to either GNU ``readlink -f``
or ``realpath``.
+The ``relative_name`` Function
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+The ``relative_name`` function converts a path name (passed as its first
+argument) to be relative to a directory (second argument). This can be
+used to generate a relative symlink from absolute paths.
+
Manipulation Functions
----------------------