Linuxmemed@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoBattle of the slasheslemmy.worldimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down12
arrow-up172arrow-down1imageBattle of the slasheslemmy.worldLinuxmemed@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoNo idea when this happened but you can also use forward slashes in Windows. So typing c:/users into the Explorer address bar works.
minus-squareCupDock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoYou can even mix and match! C:\tmp/file.txt is valid. Very helpful for cross-os compatibility.
minus-squarePunkid @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoDoes only windows do this or do Linux and mac work with both slashes too ? I thought linux was pretty strict with this
minus-squareinverimus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWindows is the odd one out, everywhere else uses forward slash.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoOn classic MacOS the path separater was a “:”.
No idea when this happened but you can also use forward slashes in Windows. So typing
c:/usersinto the Explorer address bar works.You can even mix and match!
C:\tmp/file.txtis valid. Very helpful for cross-os compatibility.Does only windows do this or do Linux and mac work with both slashes too ?
I thought linux was pretty strict with this
Windows is the odd one out, everywhere else uses forward slash.
On classic MacOS the path separater was a “:”.