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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Ada.Directories
Date: 20 Oct 2007 17:36:07 -0500
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In article <d%rSi.245768$ax1.158475@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>, anon@anon.org (anon) writes:
> Its a "File System" feature!
> 
> In today's file systems, the first two entries are "." and ".." directories.  
> One exception to this rule is the FAT file systems which does not contain 
> these two entries.

Another is directories on VMS, for which there is a supported GNAT version.

> So if you seach the entire directory, the first two names that will be 
> returned are "." and ".." unless you search a FAT partition or a floopy.
> 
> All languages including Ada, C, JAVA that have directory search routine 
> will act in same way.