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Asked: June 9, 20262026-06-09T00:14:20+00:00 2026-06-09T00:14:20+00:00

What is differs in Linux path /etc/passwd ../etc/passwd /../etc/passwd are these path same?

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What is differs in Linux path

   /etc/passwd
 ../etc/passwd
/../etc/passwd

are these path same?

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    2026-06-09T00:14:22+00:00Added an answer on June 9, 2026 at 12:14 am

    /etc/passwd is the same as /../etc/passwd in recent Linux kernels.

    The LVS automatically adds entries for "." and ".." to directories and, for "/", they both point to "/"‘s inode.

    ../etc/passwd it’s a relative path, so it depends on the process current working directory.
    If the cwd is "/" or "/etc", then they all point to the same file.

    See also: Canonicalization

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