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Re: `pwd' returns a dot
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: `pwd' returns a dot |
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Wed, 16 Sep 2015 10:47:55 -0400 |
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On 9/16/15 3:51 AM, ziyunfei wrote:
> $ cd /
> $ PWD=. bash -c pwd
> .
> $ PWD=. ksh -c pwd
> /
>
> Posix says that pwd shouldn't return the filenames dot or dot-dot.
> http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/pwd.html
Thanks for the report. I'll take a look.
Chet
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