Re: purpose of "." entry in a diretory

[David Gillies <daggillies@xxxxxxxxx>]

That's like asking what's the point of having the
'this' pointer in a C++ class.

--- Jason Zheng <xin.zheng@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Can anyone explain the purpose of having the "."
> entry in a directory to
> a kernel newbie? Is it an absolute neccesity or
> convenience?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Jason Zheng
> 
> 
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