STEINBERGER@SRI-KL.ARPA.UUCP (02/06/87)
When I log in to my account and type SHOW DEFAULT the VMS response is
$DISK2:[RIC]
Next, when I type SET DEFAULT [-] to move up a directory and the type
SHOW DEFAULT, VMS responds with
$DISK2:[000000]
OK so far. Next I type SET DEFAULT [.RIC] to return to my home directory.
Then when I type SHOW DEFAULT, VMS responds with
$DISK2:[000000.RIC]
I'm clearly at the same place as where I started. But from now on VMS will
give me the 000000 as part of my directory spec. This isn't really a problem.
I'm just wondering why it occurs. It can be annoying when write DCL programs
to set the prompt equal to you default directory (e.g. see the current issue
of DEC PROFESSIONAL).
-Ric Steinberger
steinberger@sri-kl.arpa
-------carl@CITHEX.CALTECH.EDU.UUCP (02/06/87)
The reason is that the directory [000000] has as one entry itself. Thus the directory [000000.fubar] is the same as the directory [fubar], the directory [000000.000000.fubar] and so forth (until you use all eight directory levels).