Why .. cantain under " / "

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sandeeppowar
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Why .. cantain under " / "

Post by sandeeppowar » 2015/11/17 15:56:06

Hello

Why .. ( Parent Dir ) contain under " / "

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Sandeep Powar

gerald_clark
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Re: Why .. cantain under " / "

Post by gerald_clark » 2015/11/17 16:30:40

What?
Please explain.

MartinR
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Re: Why .. cantain under " / "

Post by MartinR » 2015/11/17 17:45:41

All directories have to have links to themselves (.) and to their parent (..), it's built into the structures. In the special case of the root directory (/) the link to the "parent" is a link to itself.

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