Andrew Dunstan wrote: > >>>As I remember, MSDOS uses the "~" to specify short versions of long file > >>>names. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>I is not just msdos, it is cmd.exe which exists on (to my knowledge) all > >>versions of windows. For example: > >>Program Files == progra~1 > >> > >> > > > >Yes, I meant it is a hold-over from dealing with MS-DOS style 8.3 file > >names. > > > > > > This pattern should not cause tilde expansion on any platform, I > believe. Only a *leading* ~/ or ~username/ should be expanded. > > The normal "home" directory on a (modern) Windows machine is usually > "C:\Documents and Settings\username", IIRC.
Yes, I understand, but on an OS that uses tilde so much inside the file name, do we want special meaning when it is leading the file name? -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
