Re: file-relative-name and remote files

[Andreas Schwab]

address@hidden (Kai Großjohann) writes:

|> Andreas Schwab <address@hidden> writes:
|> 
|> > IIRC there are systems where "/.." has a different meaning than "/".
|> 
|> Really?  Whee.  Can Tramp be used to connect to them?  If it can,
|> then maybe it shouldn't interpret such filenames.
|> 
|> (Which systems are you talking about, btw?)

I can't remember, but I think it has a similar meaning as the "//" special
case on some other systems.  Both "//" and "/.." are not required to be
the same as "/" according to POSIX.

Andreas.

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