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Re: find-file and Unix symlinks
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Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: find-file and Unix symlinks |
Date: |
Wed, 12 May 2004 20:51:21 GMT |
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Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 |
> 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