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The weird world of Windows file paths
File system paths on Windows are stranger than you might think. On any Unix-derived system, a path is an admirably simple thing: if it starts with a /, it’s a path. Not so on Windows, which serves up a bewildering variety of schemes for composing a path.
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Apr 21, 2023 | The weird world of Windows file paths by sharevari | 435 | 285 |