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Re: [PATCH] expand '..n' to equivalent number of '..' segments in fixdir

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From: "Dian M Fay" <dian.m.fay@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Roman Perepelitsa" <roman.perepelitsa@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] expand '..n' to equivalent number of '..' segments in fixdir
Date: Sun, 10 May 2020 01:28:27 -0400
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Original: On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 6:36 AM Dian M Fay <dian.m.fay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > dian@lamia ~/work/zsh cd ..2 > dian@lamia ~ cd ..123 > dian@lamia / `..2` is a valid directory name. So it's a breaking change. ~% mkdir ..2 ~% cd ..2 ~/..2% Roman.
Originaldate: Sun May 10, 2020 at 6:43 AM
Originalfrom: "Roman Perepelitsa" <roman.perepelitsa@xxxxxxxxx>

Of course. Actually encountering a directory named like that does seem
unlikely, but unlikely probably doesn't cut it. It could stat beforehand
but then the ..n behavior becomes less consistent.

Would making this an option ('BACKTRACK_N' or something) be appropriate?

On Sun May 10, 2020 at 6:43 AM, Roman Perepelitsa wrote:
> On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 6:36 AM Dian M Fay <dian.m.fay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > dian@lamia ~/work/zsh cd ..2
> > dian@lamia ~ cd ..123
> > dian@lamia /
>
> 
> `..2` is a valid directory name. So it's a breaking change.
>
> 
> ~% mkdir ..2
> ~% cd ..2
> ~/..2%
>
> 
> Roman.

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