What do double slashes mean in UNIX path? Is `cd dir/subdir//` valid?

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Do cd dir/subdir/ and cd dir/subdir// mean the same thing in UNIX? 

Will the latter work out? Does the difference have any special meaning for cd, mv, ls, or for any other command, for that matter?

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Apr 25, 2011, 09:16 AM
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What do double slashes mean in UNIX path? Is `cd dir/subdir//` valid?

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