Spyke
lemmy.world

No idea when this happened but you can also use forward slashes in Windows. So typing c:/users into the Explorer address bar works.

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CupDockreply
lemmy.world

You can even mix and match! C:\tmp/file.txt is valid. Very helpful for cross-os compatibility.

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Punkidreply
lemmy.world

Does only windows do this or do Linux and mac work with both slashes too ?

I thought linux was pretty strict with this

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inverimusreply
lemm.ee

Windows is the odd one out, everywhere else uses forward slash.

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Beat me to it. It works in CMD/PowerShell too. It's easier to just train your muscle memory to always use / regardless of platform

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I use forward slashes in all of my software's paths, so I don't have to fiddle around with it when I'm porting to Linux (in the future, I'll likely go from "dev on Windows, port to Linux" to "dev on Linux, port to Windows).

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lemmy.world

Or rather, being tech savvy is the force. You can then choose sides. Personally I'm with the open-force community.

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This is what happens when you have Windows coming out of the CP/M micro operating system family and everybody else is some kind of Unix derivative.

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