[Bug 212385] path_resolution(7): "a pathname with a trailing '/' is equivalent to the pathname obtained by appending '.' to it" - this is wrong
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Date: 2021-08-08 23:06:01
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- 2021-08-08 · [Bug 212385] path_resolution(7): "a pathname with a trailing '/' is equivalent to the pathname obtained by appending '.' to it" - this is wrong · <hidden>
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212385 Michael Kerrisk (mtk.manpages@gmail.com) changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |mtk.manpages@gmail.com
--- Comment #1 from Michael Kerrisk (mtk.manpages@gmail.com) ---Hello Askar. Thanks for the report. Yes, the text is a bit off.
The text in POSIX.1-2018 Section 4.13 ("Pathname Resolution")
is helpful in pointing to a better wording.
How about the following as a replacement text:
If a pathname ends in a '/', that forces resolution of the
preceding component as in Step 2: the component preceding the
slash either exists and resolves to a directory of it names a
directory that is to be created immediately after the
pathname is resolved. Otherwise, a trailing '/' is ignored.
I'm closing this bug report for now. Please reopen if you think something still
needs fixing.
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