The more I think about it, the more I realize what a tremendously stupid idea it is to have "." and ".." as directory entries.
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Replying to @andreasdotorg
how would you have solved the problems they solve? (Interestingly, the UNIX Haters Handbook doesn't mentioned this in the slightest!)
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Replying to @berlincount
Think about it: if you ask about the contents of a directory, you're also getting the directory itself and its parent!
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