#file-paths on Hacker News

2 stories tagged file-paths, newest first.

Screenshot of ryanliptak.com: Windows drive letters are not limited to A-Z

Windows drive letters are not limited to A-Z (ryanliptak.com)

476 points by LorenDB 11 months ago | 240 comments

Blog post explaining that Windows drive letters can be non A-Z characters, demonstrated by using subst to create a +:\ drive, and exploring the implications.

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Screenshot of fileside.app: The weird world of Windows file paths

The weird world of Windows file paths (fileside.app)

381 points by sharevari 3 years ago | 259 comments

A Fileside blog post explaining the many unusual formats and quirks of Windows file paths, such as drive letters, UNC paths, and device namespaces.

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#file-paths on Hacker News

Windows drive letters are not limited to A-Z(ryanliptak.com)

The weird world of Windows file paths(fileside.app)

Windows drive letters are not limited to A-Z (ryanliptak.com)

The weird world of Windows file paths (fileside.app)