System.Directory.getDirectoryContents functionality on empty String
Hello,
It seems to me that getDirectoryContents should return the contents of the current directory when passed an empty string, like so:
getDirectoryContents :: FilePath -> IO [FilePath] getDirectoryContents "" = getCurrentDirectory >>= getDirectoryContents getDirectoryContents path = do -- ...etc.
- ..this would enable the function to work more easily with the
functions in System.FilePath for example:
getDirectoryContents (dropFileName "directory/file") == OK getDirectoryContents (dropFileName "file") == FAIL
getDirectoryContents (dropFileName "./") == OK getDirectoryContents (dropFileName ".") == FAIL
- ..it also seems like the expected functionality, mirroring the 'ls'
command on *nix, etc.
Are there any cases/OSes where trying to open a file named "" wouldn't fail? Any other reasons why this is a bad idea?
Thanks, Brandon
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Version | 6.8.2 |
Type | FeatureRequest |
TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
Priority | normal |
Resolution | Unresolved |
Component | libraries/base |
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