diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.1 b/xorriso/xorriso.1
index 2851b12b..b6748e95 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.1
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.1
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps
 .\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection
 .\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1)
-.TH XORRISO 1 "February 8, 2008"
+.TH XORRISO 1 "February 10, 2008"
 .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
 .\"
 .\" Some roff macros, for reference:
@@ -456,7 +456,11 @@ If other file types collide then the setting of command
 decides.
 .br
 Renaming of files has similar collision handling, but directories can only
-be replaced, not merged.
+be replaced, not merged. Directories can hardly collide on renaming because
+of the shell-like behavior of -mv: if a file object hits an existing directory
+then it gets inserted rather than trying to replace that directory.
+Nevertheless, the overwriting rules apply if an operation of xorriso
+ever attempts to do such a replacement.
 .PP
 The commands in this section alter the ISO image and not the local filesystem.
 .TP
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.c b/xorriso/xorriso.c
index 6e9bc0fd..b4e5a69d 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.c
@@ -4391,6 +4391,8 @@ int Xorriso_expand_disk_pattern(struct XorrisO *xorriso,
      abs_adr= 4;
    } else {
      strcpy(dir_adr, xorriso->wdx);
+     if(dir_adr[0]==0)
+       strcpy(dir_adr, "/");
      ret= Sfile_type(dir_adr, 1|4);
      if(ret!=2) {
        sprintf(xorriso->info_text,
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index d42599e9..6cea9ae5 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.02.09.100750"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.02.10.122020"
diff --git a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
index 470b989b..43fc9159 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
@@ -1052,8 +1052,10 @@ int Xorriso_normalize_img_path(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *wd,
  break;
  continue;
    }
-   if(strcmp(apt,".")==0)
+   if(strcmp(apt,".")==0) {
+     is_dir= 1;
  continue;
+   }
    if(strcmp(apt,"..")==0) {
      if(!(flag&2)) {
        node= (IsoNode *) dir;
@@ -1072,6 +1074,7 @@ bonked_root:;
      if(cpt==NULL) /* ??? if not flag&2 then this is a bug */
        goto bonked_root;
      *cpt= 0;
+     is_dir= 1;
  continue;
    }
    ret= Sfile_add_to_path(eff_path, apt, 0);