[ale] Quick LInux Quiz

[esoteric at 3times25.net (Geoffrey)]

Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> Quick!  What is the effect of "cd //"?  I sure guessed wrong.
> 
> I don't really understand what is happening when I do that on RH under bash.  
> Can anyone explain this?

multiple '/' are processed as a single '/'.  I did try this under bash 
and it lists the current directory as '//' although it's still '/' (root).

I did not expect that.  I know the original ksh, pdksh and the bourne 
shell all shrink multiple '/' to a single slash, but the also properly 
handle it when displaying the current directory.

I'd say it's a painless bug in bash.

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Until later, Geoffrey                     Registered Linux User #108567
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