[BUG] changing folder using CD /<folder name>

[zfiser]

in root folder type in: cd /<folder name> It will change all right, but it shows c:\/<foldername> in current Current directory. While it seems everything is OK, it causes trouble e.g. you can't open a file after you search for it and click "View" in the find dialog box.

to reproduce problem:
- go to root of a drive (e.g. C:\)
- type in cd /windows in command line
- (notice the c:\/windows in the current directory above file list)
- type cd /system32 in the command line
- (notice the c:\/windows\/system32 in the current directory)
- press Alt-F7 (find file)
- type in any file name that exist in the folder, e.g. setup.bmp
- in Search results, select a file and click View - nothing happens, same if you click Go to file

[rolandd]

Confirmed

TC 6.53
Win XP SP2

[van Dusen]

Confirmed for WinXP HE SP1

Not confirmed for Win98 SE... after entering "cd /windows" the hourglass is shown for a few seconds, that's all (current dir will not change, is still "c:\")

TC 6.53 on both OS

[Sir_SiLvA]

@zfiser: sorry aber the bug is in you?
why use linux syntax on a windows system ?
cd /<somewhere> = *unix
cd \<somewhereelse> = WinOS

same as Sheepdog here
first cd /<linux> works, second doenst do anything
but I still cant edit, view all the files

OS: XP Pro, SP2, German with TC6.53

[Sheepdog]

to reproduce problem:
- go to root of a drive (e.g. C:\)
- type in cd /windows in command line
- (notice the c:\/windows in the current directory above file list)

Here I get "C:\/Windows/*.*"

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- type cd /system32 in the command line

Here happens nothing. XP simply refuses to switch to system32.
Enter on the system32 or even cd system32 works fine.

Search works here fine and I can dispay and access all files - although I cannot switch to the "c:\/windows\/system32/".

The trouble is that the "/" is in the windows filesystem a 'not alowed' character. Since it is the delimiter under Unix filesystems and for FTP M$ decided to accept the "/" as delimiter under XP too. Former versions did not support the "/" as delimiter (don't know about W2000).

So it is a bit difficoult to handle the "/". You can test it by openening a DOS window and trying to "cd /anypath". It will work fine.


sheepdog

[petermad]

I can confirm the behaviour that sheepdog experiences, but not zfiser's behaviour.

Win XP Home SP2, TC 6.53

[ghisler(Author)]

TC 7.0 will support forward slashes in the cd command. It seems that Windows NT/2000/XP supports them, probably because of the Posix compatibility mode built into these systems, while Windows 9x doesn't.