Why does "cd //" in bash set the path to "//"?

[ Date Prev ][ Date Next ][ Thread Prev ][ Thread Next ][ Date Index ][ Thread Index ] Why bash command "cd //" set path "//" ? From : Andrey Demykin Subject : Why bash command "cd //" set path "//" ? Date : Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:38:21 +0400

Why bash command "cd //" set path "//" ? double slashes only in first position I found this in all version of the bash. Excuse me , if it is not a bug. Possibly it is a feature. I noticed it by accident. ------------------------------------------------------------------- address@hidden:/$ cd / cd / address@hidden:/$ cd // cd // address@hidden://$ pwd pwd // address@hidden://$ cd /.//. cd /.//. address@hidden:/$ cd ..// cd ..// address@hidden:/$ address@hidden:/$ bash --version bash --version GNU bash, version 4.2.8(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software; you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. address@hidden:/$ ------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Andrey Demykin QA Automated Test Engineer email: address@hidden skype: andr0423