Better instructions with "\"

[Timothy]

lawson_whitney at juno.com wrote:

> On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Timothy wrote:
>
> > Improve the usage of "\".
>
> > No where did I come across any proper usage of "\". I had to
> discover on
> > my own how to call up programs via command line, that "c:\Program
> > File\etc.." is really "c:\\Program\ Files\\etc."
>
> Read man wine, section PROGRAM/ARGUMENTS.  We try to hint at it there.
>
> And what a hint, like getting hit with a stick.
> > There are still some programs unable to call up, thanks to M$
> > complexity, however, double-clicking in gnome will return an error
> > message, unable to call "/mnt/win_c/Program\ /etc.."
> > Somehow a work-around is needed if this is going to be a point and
> click
> > system.
>
> Why would you want one of those?  Never mind. :-)
> Because of man wine, I'm now able to double-click on the one thing
> I've missed in Linux, a good calculator. I don't care to much for the
> 'Casio-type'. I want to know x-y%=x-y%, sometimes the mind is tired to
> remember that 5%=x-(x-.05).
>  I look forward when we can tell Bill Gates to"#@*&!" himself.

Thanks for the help, Lawson

              Tim

> Lawson

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