@end group
@end example
-In some cases, a leading @samp{..} can remain in the output:
+In some cases, a leading @samp{..} component can remain in the output:
@example
@group
@end group
@end example
-This is for use with filesystems that have the concept of a
+@noindent
+This is for the sake of filesystems that have the concept of a
``superroot'' above the root directory @file{/}. On other filesystems,
@file{/../} is interpreted exactly the same as @file{/}.