When attempting to open a filename, walk backwards through minibuffer:

a> if you run into the beginning of the string, use the whole thing
b> if you run into a // combo, use everything starting from the second /
c> if you run into a /~ combo, use everything starting from the ~
i.e. do like emacs.
From (and for) Jason Wright

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/usr.bin/mg/fileio.c b/usr.bin/mg/fileio.c
index 3b53d0e7049..06838eb01d9 100644
--- a/usr.bin/mg/fileio.c
+++ b/usr.bin/mg/fileio.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: fileio.c,v 1.57 2005/10/17 14:54:03 kjell Exp $	*/
+/*	$OpenBSD: fileio.c,v 1.58 2005/10/18 04:07:06 kjell Exp $	*/
 
 /* This file is in the public domain. */
 
@@ -260,11 +260,24 @@ char *
 adjustname(const char *fn)
 {
 	static char	 fnb[MAXPATHLEN];
-	const char	*cp;
+	const char	*cp, *ep = NULL;
 	char		 user[LOGIN_NAME_MAX], path[MAXPATHLEN];
 	size_t		 ulen, plen;
 
 	path[0] = '\0';
+
+	cp = fn + strlen(fn) - 1;
+	for (; cp >= fn; cp--) {
+		if (ep && (*cp == '/')) {
+			fn = ep;
+			break;
+		}
+		if (*cp == '/' || *cp == '~')
+			ep = cp;
+		else
+			ep = NULL;
+	}
+
 	/* first handle tilde expansion */
 	if (fn[0] == '~') {
 		struct passwd *pw;