At 08:57 3/7/00 +0930, you wrote: >Is c:d:\path a valid path on DOSalike systems? I'd have thought >c:;d:\path would be the way to express that; c:d:\path isn't really >valid on anything, is it?
It is legal on unix. It refers to the three paths "c", "d" and "path" (the \p --> p because escaped p is plain old everyday p :P). Cheers, Pete *------------------------------------------------------* | "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want | | to test a man's character, give him power." | | -Abraham Lincoln | *------------------------------------------------------*
