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From: markv@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Wildcard types
Message-ID: <26626.2739382d@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 8 Nov 90 15:49:16 GMT
References: <87.272D0968@myamiga.UUCP> <1990Nov01.061846.27994@hoss.unl.edu> <1990Nov1.181023.21485@jato.jpl.nasa.gov>
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> 	I too despise CBM's choice of wild card characters, although '#' is
> more logical than '*'. I've gotten used to it by now, but my largest comp-
> laint is that there is no current directory character ala UNIX. Under UNIX
> if you want to copy a file elsewhere to the current directory you can easily
> state '.' as in:
> 
> 	copy /usr/local/bin/somefile .
> 
> 	Under AmigaDOS you have to use the actual name or more of some kind
> of convoluted name (slashes '/' and subdirectory names). 

Hmm, AmigaDOS does have a current directory charecter(pair).  Try:

	copy SYS:local/bin/somefile ""

> 	Lets be careful not to put IBM PC's above Amigas (in this respect).
> At least Amiga's use the same subdirectory seperatiion character that UNIX 
> does '/'! Why on earth did IBM choose to use back slashes '\' instead? How
> retarded!

Agreed.  I also never understood the reasons for having a true
directory entry for ".." and ".". 

> 						Jeff

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