VERY SERIOUS rmdir bug

[marc at homer.UUCP]

>>To demonstrate the bug, do this:
>>
>>$ mkdir foo foo/bar
>>$ rmdir foo/bar/../bar
>>(rmdir will cough along the lines of "foo/bar/../bar not removed")
>
>This seems to be another variant on the:
>
>	$ mkdir foo
>	$ cd foo
>	$ rmdir `pwd`
>
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try this one:
	$ mkdir foo
	$ cd foo
	$ (cd ..; rmdir foo)
then try
	$ pwd
	$ l
	$ cd ..

this is great fun!

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						marc brumlik

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