[CentOS] mkdir this "." directory

adrian kok <adriankok2000 at yahoo.com.hk> wrote:

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I have this . folder under tmp
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It's called a directory, not a "folder" and there's one in every directory.
It's a hard link to the current directory, just like ".." is a hard link to
the directory above.

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1/ How they can make it this folder?
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Create any directory, and it will appear, as I've explained.

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2/ How can I remove it?
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If you remove it, you'll be removing the /tmp directory itself, which is
not a bright idea. Imagine someone sitting on a branch, sawing away between
themselves and the trunk of the tree. . .

Best,

--- Les Bell
[http://www.lesbell.com.au]
Tel: +61 2 9451 1144