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Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 15:27:16 +0200
From: Pavel Tsekov <ptsekov AT syntrex DOT com>
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>> EB> file://d/foo/bar.txt is definitely relative to the current working
>> EB> directory.
>>
>> I don't understand why it is relative ?

EB> mkdir -p d/foo
EB> touch d/foo/bar.txt

EB> It's relative to the working directory.

Well, I understand your point now. But IMO -
file:d/foo/bar.txt is relative, if the path is to be described
as URL.