# Redis test fails for trailing slash in directories (#ZG5)

**URL:** <https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/redis-test-fails-for-trailing-slash-in-directories-zg5/15652>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** challenge:redis\
**Created:** [December 13, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/redis-test-fails-for-trailing-slash-in-directories-zg5/15652 "2025-12-13T22:12:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![OlaoluwaM](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/olaoluwam/32/1119_2.png) [@OlaoluwaM](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/OlaoluwaM)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/redis-test-fails-for-trailing-slash-in-directories-zg5/15652/1 "2025-12-13T22:12:53Z")

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Trailing slashes on directories are also valid

```auto
[tester::#ZG5] Running tests for Stage #ZG5 (RDB Persistence - RDB file config)
[tester::#ZG5] $ ./your_program.sh --dir /tmp/rdb-6662 --dbfilename apple.rdb
[your_program] Redis server listening on port 6379
[your_program] Nothing
[tester::#ZG5] [client] $ redis-cli CONFIG GET dir
[tester::#ZG5] [client] Sent bytes: "*3\r\n$6\r\nCONFIG\r\n$3\r\nGET\r\n$3\r\ndir\r\n"
[tester::#ZG5] [client] Received bytes: "*2\r\n$3\r\ndir\r\n$14\r\n/tmp/rdb-6662/\r\n"
[tester::#ZG5] [client] Received RESP array: ["dir", "/tmp/rdb-6662/"]
[tester::#ZG5] Expected element #2 to be "/tmp/rdb-6662", got "/tmp/rdb-6662/"
[tester::#ZG5] Test failed
[tester::#ZG5] Terminating program
[tester::#ZG5] Program terminated successfully

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**Author:** ![andy1li](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/andy1li/32/10_2.png) [@andy1li](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/andy1li)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/redis-test-fails-for-trailing-slash-in-directories-zg5/15652/4 "2025-12-15T02:48:59Z")

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Hey @OlaoluwaM, thanks for highlighting the issue! We’re addressing it in [this PR](https://github.com/codecrafters-io/redis-tester/pull/233).

Let us know if you spot anything else!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/codecrafters/original/3X/7/0/700657133935c15703e22c7c8870394f6e6dc27d.svg) [@system](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/redis-test-fails-for-trailing-slash-in-directories-zg5/15652/6 "2025-12-22T02:49:11Z")

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