Re: purpose of "." entry in a diretory

[Tomas Telensky <tomas@xxxxxxxxx>]

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

Yes, but that's a very good question. BTW, do you know the answer?
You should, if you consider it trivial :)

	Tomas

> 
> --- 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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