NAME ParentDir -- Obtain the parent of a directory or file SYNOPSIS newlock = ParentDir( lock ) D0 D1 bptr parentdir(bptr) FUNCTION The argument 'lock' is associated with a given file or directory. ParentDir() returns 'newlock' which is associated the parent directory of 'lock'. Taking the ParentDir() of the root of the current filing system returns a NULL (0) lock. Note this 0 lock represents the root of file system that you booted from (which is, in effect, the parent of all other file system roots.) INPUTS lock - BCPL pointer to a lock RESULTS newlock - BCPL pointer to a lock SEE ALSO lock(), duplock(), unlock(), parentoffh(), duplockfromfh()