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Are the "." and ".." entries in a dir listing always the same?
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Mar 15, 2026957 viewsConfidence Score0%
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When would the "." and ".." entries in a dir listing differ? (I understand they represent two different directories, but they always list identically with the same date and time in a default dir command. Do they ever differ?)
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As to the actual listing: They're using the date of the current directory for both. If you start in (say) you might get the above. But when you go up to you get: So the date of in the first case is not the same as the date of in the second. Which is…
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