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diff --git a/doc/filename.n b/doc/filename.n index 31d4fe0..335d8c7 100644 --- a/doc/filename.n +++ b/doc/filename.n @@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ absolute, and file names may contain any character other than slash. The file names \fB\&.\fR and \fB\&..\fR are special and refer to the current directory and the parent of the current directory respectively. Multiple adjacent slash characters are interpreted as a single -separator. Any number of trailing slash characters at the end of a +separator, except for the first double slash \fB//\fR in absolute paths. +Any number of trailing slash characters at the end of a path are simply ignored, so the paths \fBfoo\fR, \fBfoo/\fR and \fBfoo//\fR are all identical, and in particular \fBfoo/\fR does not necessarily mean a directory is being referred. @@ -174,3 +175,7 @@ file(n), glob(n) .SH KEYWORDS current directory, absolute file name, relative file name, volume-relative file name, portability +'\" Local Variables: +'\" mode: nroff +'\" fill-column: 78 +'\" End: |