• @woelkchen
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    262 years ago

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

    • @CupDock
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      132 years ago

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

      • Punkid
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        52 years ago

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

        I thought linux was pretty strict with this

        • @Malix
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          102 years ago

          only windows, afaik. On linux \ is the escape symbol

          • @woelkchen
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            42 years ago

            On classic MacOS the path separater was a “:”.

      • Punkid
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        02 years ago

        deleted by creator

    • manbart
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      2 years ago

      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

    • ZILtoid1991
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      32 years ago

      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).

    • @Genericusername
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      162 years ago

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

  • @EmperorOfTexas
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    112 years ago

    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.

  • AlternActive
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    32 years ago

    Dont worry guys, we can deal with this.

    Boots up beatsaber