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Hello,
Can someone explain the difference between / and \\ in the browser's address bar? I suspect there's a local network story behind it...
Thanks in advance
Can someone explain the difference between / and \\ in the browser's address bar? I suspect there's a local network story behind it...
Thanks in advance
Configuration: Windows XP Firefox 2.0.0.7
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Hello,
The two are folder or item separators.
The \ (backslash) is only used by Windows. You can use it for an address on your PC, e.g.: c:\my documents\my music\my file.mp3
It is also used in Windows networking. The "\\" means that you are accessing a network address for remote access to data
e.g.: \\server_name\directory\file
The / slash is also used for internal addresses on a PC, but under Unix (Linux, ...), and under Mac (to be verified).
e.g.: /home/my_directory/file.
By convention, it is also used on the internet to separate directories on web servers
e.g.: http://www.gabess.com/help/module1/page.html
hoping to have answered your question.
The two are folder or item separators.
The \ (backslash) is only used by Windows. You can use it for an address on your PC, e.g.: c:\my documents\my music\my file.mp3
It is also used in Windows networking. The "\\" means that you are accessing a network address for remote access to data
e.g.: \\server_name\directory\file
The / slash is also used for internal addresses on a PC, but under Unix (Linux, ...), and under Mac (to be verified).
e.g.: /home/my_directory/file.
By convention, it is also used on the internet to separate directories on web servers
e.g.: http://www.gabess.com/help/module1/page.html
hoping to have answered your question.