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Old 12-22-2009
Significance of forward slash(/) while specifying a directory

What is the significance of the forward slash(/) while specifying a directory?

Code:
cp -av /dir/ /opt/
and
cp -av /dir /opt

Does effectively the same job it seems?
 

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runsvchdir(8)                                                 System Manager's Manual                                                runsvchdir(8)

NAME
runsvchdir - change services directory of runsvdir(8) SYNOPSIS
runsvchdir dir DESCRIPTION
dir is a services directory for the use with runsvdir(8). If dir does not start with a slash, it is searched in /etc/runit/runsvdir/. dir must not start with a dot. runsvchdir switches to the directory /etc/runit/runsvdir/, copies current to previous, and replaces current with a symlink pointing to dir. Normally /etc/service is a symlink to current, and runsvdir(8) is running /etc/service/. EXIT CODES
runsvchdir prints an error message and exits 111 on error. runsvchdir exits 0 on success. FILES
/etc/runit/runsvdir/previous /etc/runit/runsvdir/current /etc/runit/runsvdir/current.new SEE ALSO
runsvdir(8), runit(8), runit-init(8), sv(8), runsv(8) http://smarden.org/runit/ AUTHOR
Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org> runsvchdir(8)
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