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Re: Path separators...final

• Posted by Brian Broker <brian_broker at yahoo.com> Apr 14, 2006
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Brian Broker wrote:
> 
> Al Getz wrote:
> > 
> > Hello again,
> > 
> > I decided to go with the following forms:
> > 
> >   C:\mydir\myfile
> > 
> > for single paths, and
> > 
> >   ;c:\mydir\myfile;;d:\mydir\myfile;
> > 
> > for multiple paths
> > so that the semicolons "surround" the paths.
> > 
> > ...at least for now :)
> > 
> > 
> > Al
> 
> Wouldn't it be more "natural" to "surround" the paths with "quotes" since
> that's
> how the command-line works?  It's your call but I guess I'm just interested
> as to why you didn't comment on my idea.
> 
> Can a quote be part of a Linux path?
> 
> -- Brian

PS: does that solution handle a path named "c:\my;;;dir;;\myfile;;d;"?

i.e. --> ;c:\my;;;dir;;\myfile;;d;;;d:\mydir\myfile;