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From: FERGUSON@TMASL.EXXON.COM
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Subject: '\' in pathnames
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Date: 28 Jun 89 12:42:00 GMT
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You know, I really liked being able to say this:

$ wd one.dir/two.link\

and being able to say:

$ wd \

I used the '\' all the time. Now, because of some strong desire to be
just like everyone else, this functionality seems to be gone. Sure,
'../' kind of does the same thing, but I always thought it was faster
to type one character than three.

Obviously, since UNIX is just the greatest thing since Thomas Edison,
we can't have our favorite little Aegis quirks.

I didn't want to whine on the newsgroup, but after trying to get used
to the new naming system for a few months, I just haven't been able to
convince myself that it's ok.

EOW (End of Whining)

Scott Ferguson
ferguson@erevax.bitnet
Exxon Research & Engineering