Re: Slow access to files using UNC path

[Andreas Schwab]

David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:

> Andreas Schwab <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> "Dhruva Krishnamurthy" <address@hidden> writes:
>> 
>> >           (if (or (string-match "^//" file)
>> >                   (string-match "^\\\\" file))
>> 
>>             (if (string-match "^[/\\]" file)
>
> That's not the same.  The first matches either // or \ at the start
> of a filename, the latter matches either / or \ at the start of a
> filename.

You're right.

> I don't know the context, though: maybe the second actually was what
> was desired.  Or maybe it was // or \\ in which case we'd need
> (string-match "^\(//\|\\\\\\\\\)")

Still not enough backslashes:

  (string-match "^\\(//\\|\\\\\\\\\\)" file)

Remember that there are two levels of quoting: regexp quoting and string
quoting, each adding it's own batch of backslashes.

Andreas.

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