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Igor Peshansky wrote: > Exactly. Case in point: UNC paths. Both "\\machine\share" > and"\machine\share" will refer to the string '\machine\share'. To > really reference a UNC path, you'll need to say "\\\\machine\\share". > So why not double the backslashes anyway and save yourself the confusion? Personally I just say //machine/share. Why count all those backslashes when forward slashes work just fine! (Yeah, yeah, they don't work fine for Windows programs. Instead $(cygpath -w //machine/share)) -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Andrew DeFaria <http://defaria.com> Clearcase/Clearquest Consultant Information Lifecycle Management Solutions <http://www.hp.com/go/ilm> Phone: 925-474-1492 *AOL Instant Messenger (AIM):* defaria *MSN Messenger:* Andrew AT DeFaria DOT com *Yahoo Pager:* andrew_defaria *ICQ #:* 23552673 *Jabber:* adefaria AT jabber DOT org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Why are they called apartments, when they're all stuck together? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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