src/hg/inc/hgRelate.h 1.17

Index: src/hg/inc/hgRelate.h
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RCS file: /projects/compbio/cvsroot/kent/src/hg/inc/hgRelate.h,v
retrieving revision 1.16
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -b -B -U 4 -r1.16 -r1.17
--- src/hg/inc/hgRelate.h	11 Oct 2008 20:17:35 -0000	1.16
+++ src/hg/inc/hgRelate.h	17 Feb 2010 08:53:20 -0000	1.17
@@ -39,28 +39,32 @@
 HGID hgNextId(void);
 /* Get next unique id.  (Should only be called after hgStartUpdate). */
 
 FILE *hgCreateTabFile(char *tmpDir, char *tableName);
-/* Open a tab file with name corresponding to tableName in tmpDir. */
+/* Open a tab file with name corresponding to tableName in tmpDir.  If tmpDir is NULL,
+ * use TMPDIR environment, or "/var/tmp" */
 
 int hgUnlinkTabFile(char *tmpDir, char *tableName);
-/* Unlink tab file */
+/* Unlink tab file.   If tmpDir is NULL, use TMPDIR environment, or "/var/tmp" */
 
 void hgLoadTabFile(struct sqlConnection *conn, char *tmpDir, char *tableName,
                    FILE **tabFh);
-/* Load tab delimited file corresponding to tableName. close fh if not NULL */
+/* Load tab delimited file corresponding to tableName. close fh if not NULL.
+ * If tmpDir is NULL, use TMPDIR environment, or "/var/tmp"*/
 
 void hgLoadNamedTabFile(struct sqlConnection *conn, char *tmpDir, char *tableName,
                         char *fileName, FILE **tabFh);
-/* Load named tab delimited file corresponding to tableName. close fh if not NULL */
+/* Load named tab delimited file corresponding to tableName. close fh if not
+ * NULL If tmpDir is NULL, use TMPDIR environment, or "/var/tmp"*/
 
 void hgLoadTabFileOpts(struct sqlConnection *conn, char *tmpDir, char *tableName,
                        unsigned options, FILE **tabFh);
 /* Load tab delimited file corresponding to tableName. close tabFh if not NULL
- * Options are those supported by sqlLoadTabFile */
+ * If tmpDir is NULL, use TMPDIR environment, or "/var/tmp". Options are those
+ * supported by sqlLoadTabFile */
 
 void hgRemoveTabFile(char *tmpDir, char *tableName);
-/* Remove file. */
+/* Remove file.* If tmpDir is NULL, use TMPDIR environment, or "/var/tmp" */
 
 HGID hgGetMaxId(struct sqlConnection *conn, char *tableName);
 /* get the maximum value of the id column in a table or zero if empry  */