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Asked: 2020-03-19 11:12:01 +0800 CST

Difference between ls -l /boot and ls -l /boot/

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There was a command I found explaining the ls -l command, and it gave an example as ls -l /boot/. I find that ls -l /boot and ls -l /boot/ have the same results. Does /boot and /boot/ have any differences? What does the / after boot (/boot /) mean in contrast to /boot without a / after boot?

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    The slash after boot shows that it is a directory, not a file.

    You can see the difference if you create boot file in your home directory. Run

    touch boot
ls -l boot/
ls -l boot

    and you'll see what I mean.

    If boot is a directory, it doesn't make any difference to run either way.

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