Re: Linux's interpretation of trailing '/'

Simon Kenyon (simon@koala.ie)
Tue, 15 Dec 1998 12:18:26 -0000 (GMT)


On 15-Dec-98 Jamie Lokier wrote:
> Well, I find the Linux behaviour rather useful.
> `find /usr/src/linux/' lists the latest kernel source files,
> while find /usr/src/linux' lists the name of a symbolic link.

that's because open on "" is the same as open on "."

--
simon

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