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Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:58:02 -0500
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David Tolpin wrote:

>cpu% bind -b tmp tmp
>cpu% ls tmp
>sam.err
>sam.err
>cpu% ls tmp/sam.err
>tmp/sam.err
>cpu%
>
>I understand why it is so, but is it how it should be?
>  
>

Yes.  Try this.

mkdir a b c d
 >a/f
 >b/f
bind a c
bind -a b c
bind a d
bind -b b d
ls -ln c
ls -ln d
ls -l c/f
ls -l d/f

Russ