What is the directory "//"?

Asked Feb 21 '22 at 19:30

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My teacher asked me why directory "//" (double-slash) exists.

I know that the // is the same as /.

I search for it and found many answers (// was created for compatibility with older Unix Systems) and other like (// is nothing and is just the /).

My teacher said that is all wrong.

So why // exists, what is the propose of having a directory that do the same as /?

edited Feb 21 '22 at 19:39

Pablo Bianchi

asked Feb 21 '22 at 19:30

Guilherme Silva

Your teacher should provide bibliography to support that claim. On URIs the // was a mistake of Tim Berners-Lee – Pablo Bianchi Feb 21 '22 at 19:37
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See also What does // mean in a path? and unix, difference between path starting with '/' and '//' – steeldriver Feb 21 '22 at 19:39
Does the // directory exist, or is // just another way of typing /? ls -ai / It also removes concerns about "/ termination" when bashing together (constructing) a complex path. Typos from URIs, too. – waltinator Feb 21 '22 at 20:19
I have tried that answers and it is all wrong. The directory // is the same as /. The question is why // exists, what is the function of that. The objetive on having 2 entries for the same thing? – Guilherme Silva Feb 22 '22 at 01:53
I already tried that. And it is a wrong answer. He told me that I will never find this answer on internet. – Guilherme Silva Feb 22 '22 at 13:31

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