At 12:51 07/05/99 +0200, Flippie Spies wrote:
>Why if I want to use smbclient I have to specify \\\\host\\\service.
>If I try \\host\service I get the following error:
>\hostservice: Not enough '\' characters in service
> ^^^^^^^^^^^
>It does not even put "\" between host and service.
>
>The strange thing is \\\\host\\\service works.
>
>WHY
two "\\" makes one "\" in shell environment, I guess. Because "\" is a
special character, and may be used for cool stuff like \n, \a (bell), etc...
Henrique Pantarotto
Coord. T�cnico Operacional
CEPAnet Internet Provider
Web: http://www.cepa.com.br
Tel. suporte: +55 (011) 5506-8477
Sao Paulo - Brasil
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