Linuxmemed@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 2 years agoBattle of the slasheslemmy.worldimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down12
arrow-up181arrow-down1imageBattle of the slasheslemmy.worldLinuxmemed@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years 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-up4·2 years agoYou can even mix and match! C:\tmp/file.txt is valid. Very helpful for cross-os compatibility.
minus-squarePunkid @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years 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-up0·2 years agoWindows is the odd one out, everywhere else uses forward slash.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years 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 “:”.