Re: [bug] cd //

[Doug Kearns]

On Mon, 26 Mar 2001 12:25:09 -0500, Chet Ramey <chet@nike.ins.cwru.edu> wrote:
> > [doug-4999 doug]$ cd /
> > [doug-5000 /]$ pwd
> > /
> > [doug-5001 /]$ cd
> > [doug-5002 doug]$ cd //
> > [doug-5003 ]$ pwd
> > //
> > [doug-5004 ]$
> 
> POSIX says that double slashes at the beginning of pathnames must be
> left alone.
> 
Didn't know that, thanks.

Should the prompt string not show the correct path though, or at least
the result of $(basename $(pwd)) for \W ?
\w works fine.

[doug-4995 doug]$ echo $PS1
[\u-\! \W]\$
[doug-4996 doug]$ bash --version
GNU bash, version 2.04.11(1)-release (i386-redhat-linux-gnu)
Copyright 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Thanks,
Doug