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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: Re: find-file and Unix symlinks
Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 20:51:21 GMT	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvfza5nzhr.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: c7trpi$mev$1@reader2.panix.com

> It looks like Emacs 21.2.1 does not resolve properly pathnames that
> include components of the form "<unix_symlink>/../".  Is this a
> bug or a feature?

Whether it's a bug or feature is in the eye of the beholder, but it's
considered normal behavior for Emacs.
Emacs does most of the filename manipulations as string manipulations,
without paying attention to the corresponding file system.


        Stefan

      parent reply	other threads:[~2004-05-12 20:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-05-12 18:52 find-file and Unix symlinks J Krugman
2004-05-12 20:20 ` Kevin Rodgers
2004-05-12 20:51 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]

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