Re: Behavior of directory-files on Windows

[Juanma Barranquero]

On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 13:54, Thierry Volpiatto
<address@hidden> wrote:

> If I do:
> (directory-files "c:/")
> The "c:/." and "c:/.." candidates are omitted

Assuming C:/ is really the root of your Windows' installation drive,
it does not have the . and .. entries (try doing "dir /a:" in C:\ and
in a subdirectory). So they are not omitted, they just are not there.

> However if I do (directory-files "x:/")
> The "x:/." and "x:/.." candidates are present as expected.

What is X:/ in your system? A remote directory, a symlink, junction,
subst, a removable drive?

    Juanma