in reply to Re^2: Regex negative lookahead
in thread Regex negative lookahead

Yes : "." is the current directory, and ".." is one level above.

These are not files.

It is traditional for them to be viewed in a directory listing.

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Re^4: Regex negative lookahead
by mr_mischief (Monsignor) on Apr 25, 2014 at 14:16 UTC

    On a Unix-y or POSIX-y system, directories are a special case of files, as are named pipes, device files, and a few other things. They are not regular files. Directories can be treated as files in some cases, but it is generally undesirable to do so. It's best to test.

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