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Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/

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On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 09:26:58AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 03/27/2017 07:47 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> >
> >On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 11:25:30PM +1100, David wrote:
> >>On 27 March 2017 at 22:39, Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
> >>>>On 03/27/2017 01:14 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> >>> *Please avoid trying to briefly explain.*
> >>> *_Please refer me to a good web page._
> >
> >Sorry, richard: no web page, but perhaps something to start:
> >
> >  ./ means "HERE"
> >  ~/ means "HOME"
> 
> True, but <grin or groan as appropriate ;>
> my learning style is often dependent on examples more than definitions.

[give us examples]

FWIW I studied physics. Theoretical physics. I loved math (still
do). I *always* learnt by examples. Or better even: by alternating
layers of theory and examples. To the point that I'm convinced that
maths is a craft, like pottery or carpentry. You need *practice*.
No practice without examples. But that's just me?

That said, you were so terminant that I just dared to provide
something minimal (not even a theory but just a kind of refcard,
let's call it a theory's skeleton).

If you're less terminant next time, I'll provide again examples ;-)

regards
- -- tomás
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When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-27 13:20 +0200
  Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ Peter Ludikovsky <peter@ludikovsky.name> - 2017-03-27 13:30 +0200
    Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-27 13:50 +0200
      Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2017-03-27 14:30 +0200
        Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-03-27 14:50 +0200
          Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-27 16:30 +0200
            Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-03-27 16:40 +0200
              Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-27 17:50 +0200
                Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-03-27 21:40 +0200
          Chaos of confusion RESOLVED - was [Re: When specifying path to file -  confused about ./ and ~/] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-04-03 14:50 +0200
        Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-27 16:00 +0200
      Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-27 21:30 +0200
        Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-27 22:00 +0200
          Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-27 23:20 +0200
          Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ kAt <giathnygeia@openmailbox.org> - 2017-03-28 00:10 +0200
            Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2017-03-28 00:30 +0200
            Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2017-03-28 02:00 +0200
            Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-03-28 03:20 +0200
            Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2017-03-28 19:20 +0200
              Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-28 19:30 +0200
  Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2017-03-27 14:40 +0200
    Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2017-03-27 15:30 +0200
      Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-03-27 17:00 +0200
      Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-27 17:10 +0200
    Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-27 16:40 +0200
      Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/ Jochen Spieker <ml@well-adjusted.de> - 2017-03-27 17:10 +0200

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