*** util.c.ORIG	Mon Mar  6 07:13:30 2006
--- util.c	Mon Apr 21 22:09:38 2008
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*** 270,275 ****
--- 270,277 ----
  /* Compare the sh pattern p with the string s and return true if they match,
     false if they don't or if there is a syntax error in the pattern. */
  {
+   while (s[0] == '.' && s[1] == '/') 
+     s += 2;                /* strip redundant leading "./" sections */
    return recmatch(p, s, cs) == 1;
  }