Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: x86_64 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../bash -I../bash/include -I../bash/lib -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -Wformat -Wformat-security -Werror=format-security -Wall uname output: Linux se 3.2.0-26-generic #41-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 14 17:49:24 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.2 Patch Level: 24 Release Status: release Description: Executing `cd //` will put you in the root directory as expected; however executing `pwd` will report "//" as your working directory. Also, if your Bash prompt has "$PWD" in it then it will also report "//" as your working directory. This quirk appears only with the Bash builtin version of `pwd`; the GNU Coreutil version of `/bin/pwd` will report "/" as expected. Also note that if you execute `cd ///` or `cd ////` or `cd /////`, etc... then you will be put in the root directory and `pwd` will report "/" as expected. In other words, this quirk appears only if you cd to "//". Repeat-By: #!/bin/bash cd / pwd /usr/bin/pwd cd // pwd /usr/bin/pwd cd /// pwd /usr/bin/pwd cd //// pwd /usr/bin/pwd cd ///// pwd /usr/bin/pwd