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Re: Wierd bug report: /usr/share/.. = / ???



Hi

On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 07:45:32AM -0400, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
> But what's *really* bizarre is:
> 
> cd /usr/share/doc/petsc2.1.1-doc/include
> ls .. [gives what I'd expect, /usr/share/doc/petsc2.1.1-doc contents]
> ls ../.. [gives what I'd expect, /usr/share/doc contents]
> ls ../../.. [gives what I'd expect, /usr/share contents]

The same for me...

> ls ../../../.. gives not /usr, but root!

I am getting /usr, ie. the expected behaviour.

> What's wrong with the system, such that this happens -- for both me and 
> the bug reporter?

I was working with both bash and tcsh

ii  fileutils      4.1-10         GNU file management utilities
ii  tcsh           6.10-0.2       TENEX C Shell, an enhanced version of Berkel
ii  petsc2.1.1-doc 2.1.1.21-1     Documentation and examples for PETSc.
ii  bash           2.05a-9        The GNU Bourne Again SHell

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