ring into a list of directory
components, name and type, and returns a pathname object, which
is printed as a string prefixed by <TT>#P</TT>.

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<B>pathnamep</B> <EM>name </EM>[function]

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returns T if <EM>name</EM> is a pathname.
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<B>pathname</B> <EM>name </EM>[function]

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<DT> 
<DD> 
<EM>name</EM> is pathname or string.
<EM>name</EM> is converted to pathname.
To indicate the last nam