.\" Generated by the Allegro makedoc utility
.TH make_absolute_filename 3alleg4 "version 4.4.3" "Allegro" "Allegro manual"
.SH NAME
make_absolute_filename \- Makes an absolute filename from a path and relative filename. Allegro game programming library.\&
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <allegro.h>

.sp
.B char *make_absolute_filename(char *dest, const char *path, const char *filename, int size);
.SH DESCRIPTION
Makes an absolute filename from an absolute path and a relative filename,
storing at most `size' bytes into the `dest' buffer. This is like calling
replace_filename() and then canonicalize_filename(). Example:

.nf
   char buf[256];
   ...
   make_absolute_filename(buf, "/usr/games/",
                          "../temp.txt", sizeof(buf));
   /* This would create /usr/temp.txt */
.fi
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
Returns a copy of the `dest' parameter.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR make_relative_filename (3alleg4),
.BR is_relative_filename (3alleg4),
.BR replace_filename (3alleg4),
.BR canonicalize_filename (3alleg4)