Re: [PATCH] expand '..n' to equivalent number of '..' segments in fixdir

[Eric Cook <llua@xxxxxxx>]

On 5/10/20 1:28 AM, Dian M Fay wrote:
> Of course. Actually encountering a directory named like that does seem
> unlikely, but unlikely probably doesn't cut it. It could stat beforehand
> but then the ..n behavior becomes less consistent.
>
> Would making this an option ('BACKTRACK_N' or something) be appropriate?
>
> On Sun May 10, 2020 at 6:43 AM, Roman Perepelitsa wrote:
> > On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 6:36 AM Dian M Fay <dian.m.fay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > dian@lamia ~/work/zsh cd ..2
> > > dian@lamia ~ cd ..123
> > > dian@lamia /
> >
> >
> > `..2` is a valid directory name. So it's a breaking change.
> >
> >
> > ~% mkdir ..2
> > ~% cd ..2
> > ~/..2%
> >
> >
> > Roman.

I personally think a wrapper function is more appropriate.