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Re: lynx-dev Improper ~/ expansion in file://
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David Combs |
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Re: lynx-dev Improper ~/ expansion in file:// |
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Sun, 22 Nov 1998 16:44:54 -0800 (PST) |
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> From: Klaus Weide <address@hidden>
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> Subject: Re: lynx-dev Improper ~/ expansion in file://
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> On Fri, 20 Nov 1998, Ryan Hung wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 20 Nov 1998, Klaus Weide wrote:
> > > The problem
> > > should be solved where it is generated, which is where the /~ is replaced
> > > by something else.
> >
> > Hmm, I see. But where would "//" in a real pathname be appropriate?
>
> A good question. I don't know the real answer, but "\\" in Windows (which
> probably would be translated into "//") has a specific meaning, and I seem
> to recall that POSIX or some similar spec for Unix says something like
> "a // at the beginning may have system-defined meaning". (Can anyone
> confirm?)
>
<snip>
I don't know what relevance this might or mignt not have, but
what emacs does when it sees // when you enter a file-name is
to throw away anything to its left. At least that's what it does
for me, when it has a default in its prompt, and I just
enter (actually, append) "//home/dkc/...", ie it lets
the slash just before "home" mean "root".
(obviously, you don't do that to http//:... but I bet emacs
does, never tried it though)
- lynx-dev Improper ~/ expansion in file://, Ryan Hung, 1998/11/19
- Re: lynx-dev Improper ~/ expansion in file://, Klaus Weide, 1998/11/19
- Re: lynx-dev Improper ~/ expansion in file://, Ryan Hung, 1998/11/19
- Re: lynx-dev Improper ~/ expansion in file://, Klaus Weide, 1998/11/20
- Re: lynx-dev Improper ~/ expansion in file://, Ryan Hung, 1998/11/20
- Re: lynx-dev Improper ~/ expansion in file://, Klaus Weide, 1998/11/22
- Re: lynx-dev Improper ~/ expansion in file://, pg, 1998/11/22
- Re: lynx-dev Improper ~/ expansion in file://, Ryan Hung, 1998/11/23