[12/13]docs/wineusr: unix paths are supported

Austin English austinenglish at gmail.com
Tue May 4 13:52:45 CDT 2010


2010/5/4 André Hentschel <nerv at dawncrow.de>:
> ---
>  en/wineusr-running.sgml |    8 ++++++--
>  1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/en/wineusr-running.sgml b/en/wineusr-running.sgml
> index f36383f..106be37 100644
> --- a/en/wineusr-running.sgml
> +++ b/en/wineusr-running.sgml
> @@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ Usage: wine PROGRAM [ARGUMENTS...]   Run the specified program
>         in the <parameter>Path</parameter> environment variable, you can
>         simply give the executable file name. However, if the executable
>         is not in <parameter>Path</parameter>, you must give the full path to
> -        the executable (in Windows format, not UNIX format!).  For
> -        example, given a <parameter>Path</parameter> of the following:
> +        the executable.  For example, given a <parameter>Path</parameter>
> +        of the following:
>       </para>
>       <screen>
>  Path="c:\windows;c:\windows\system;e:\;e:\test;f:\"
> @@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ Path="c:\windows;c:\windows\system;e:\;e:\test;f:\"
>       </screen>
>       <para>
>       (note the backslash-escaped "\" !)
> +      or:
>       </para>
> +      <screen>
> +<prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>wine ~/.wine/drive_c/myapps/foo.exe</userinput>
> +      </screen>
>       <para>
>        For details on running text mode (CUI) executables, read the
>        <link linkend="CUI-programs">section</link> below.
> --

A lot of programs break when using Unix paths. I don't think we should
encourage it.

Perhaps instead put an example using wine start /unix.

-- 
-Austin



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