>One problem is that Linux and DOS handle the double dot [ .. for one
level up in directory structure] differently. DOS requires that there
be NO space " cd.. " whereas Linux requires that there *MUST BE* a space
used in "cd .." for it to work. That alone is reason enough to always
use complete URLs when coding one's pages. About the only time I don't
use a 'full address' in my page code is for graphics -- and that is
because the few graphics I use are kept in the directory where the page
that uses them resides. And I *never* link to graphics that aren't on
my own server in my own shell site. <G> That's a guaranteed good way to
make enemies.
l.d.
>
"cd .." with a space works in DOS and OS/2, going to the parent directory. For
instance, if I'm in directory E:\UKA17X3\SPOOL and type "cd .." (without the
quotes), I will be in directory E:\UKA17X3.
I was in a computer store yesterday, and the man said he didn't know anything
about Linux when I said I'd want to run Linux and NetBSD. Apparently he knew
only Win95, 98 and ME. He said the 486 and 386 were 16-bit processors. I
didn't know a person selling computers could be so dumb! Back in the days of
Windows 3.0, one computer instructor told me that Windows was for somebody who
didn't know how to use a computer. There are a fair number of 386s and 486s in
use by people on this Arachne list.
