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From: ekrell@hector.UUCP (Eduardo Krell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: /bin/test and stat(2)
Message-ID: <3096@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com>
Date: Fri, 16-Oct-87 08:44:36 EDT
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In article <1796@rti.UUCP> trt@rti.UUCP writes:

>It is true that "/" is "/." is "/./." is "/tmp/.."

Only if /tmp is not a symbolic link, or, if it is a symbolic link, if you
use my ".." interpretation.

Sorry, guys, I couldn't resist ...
    
    Eduardo Krell                   AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill

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