Csh question: Doing cd .. from a symbolically linked directory

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From: Jerry Liebelson
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 1990 15:01

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 SITUATION:

   1. cd /tmp	
   2. mkdir -p a/b
   3. ln -s a/b c

 PROBLEM:

   1. cd /tmp/c
   2. pwd    (output is "/tmp/c")
   3. cd ..
   4. pwd    (output is "/tmp/a", not "/tmp" ! )

 QUESTION:
   Is there a way to set things in the csh such that when I do the cd ..
 from /tmp/c, I will end up in /tmp and not in /tmp/a?
 I tried setting the hardpaths variable but that just changes the output
 of pwd when I am in /tmp/c (displaying "/tmp/a/b" instead of "/tmp/c").

 COMMENT:
   I know the behavior I want can be achieved in the Korn Shell.  But I
 am stuck with the Csh for now.

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