linux-kernel - Re: extra slash in current path

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Message-Id: <20110623153116.404f2a63.taeuber@bbaw.de>
Date:	Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:31:16 +0200
From:	Lars Täuber <taeuber@...w.de>
To:	yuyichao-mit <yuyichao@....edu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: extra slash in current path

Hi,

Am Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:14:18 -0400
yuyichao-mit <yuyichao@....edu> schrieb:
> The problem is like this:
> 
> $ cd /
> $ pwd
> /
> 
> $ cd /
> $ pwd
> //

didn't you mean?:
$ cd //
$ pwd
//


Regards
Lars

> 
> $ cd ///
> $ pwd
> /
> 
> Why can there be a extra slash (and exactly one) in current path? Is
> this designed on purpose?
> This is not really a big deal but I think it can confuse some program.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Yichao
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