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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Trying out the new escaping version...
From: |
David A. Wheeler |
Subject: |
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Trying out the new escaping version... |
Date: |
Fri, 19 Mar 2004 18:16:44 GMT |
> On Fri, 2004-03-19 at 12:52, David A. Wheeler wrote:
> > Under Windows, the prefix \\ has special meanings.
> > For example, \\<server>\<share> is an important way
> > to access a file on computer "server" in its "share" directory.
> > Details at:
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/base/naming_a_file.asp
> >
> > This will cause serious problems if "\" is used for another purpose.
> > It would be bizarre if a user had to enter
> > tla add \\\\server\share\stuff
>
> Not bizarre, expected. Thats precisely what they have to enter now when
> using any shell that supports escaping.
But the default shell for Windows does NOT support escaping using "\".
Thus, the "\" causes lots of weird problems. This works in Windows:
dir \\server\drive
> It's bizarre to claim you provide 'shell' scripting when you don't even
> provide a unicode, long file path capable shell in your own OS.
Please don't ask me to defend their design decisions, or
what they've chosen not to improve :-). I didn't build it :-).
--- David A. Wheeler <address@hidden>