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

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On Mon 27 Mar 2017 at 06:39:49 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:

> > On 03/27/2017 01:14 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>  *Please avoid trying to briefly explain.*

Its hard - but we will try.

>  *_Please refer me to a good web page._

Deconstruction: Please do my searching for me.

>  I *KNOW* I'm missing something fundamental.

Like good manners and an appreciation that people give their time to
answer here in an endeavour to help?

>  A web page will either have links to whatever my underlying problem is.
>  Or it will inherently use keywords for which I can search.
>  Thank you.

Not only do you want a web page but you want one with particular
characteristics. That's a tall order but we will try. Any particular
colours it has to be in?
 
> On 03/27/2017 06:20 AM, Peter Ludikovsky wrote without useful content:

He probably thought he was writing for a reasonably experienced user. Or
one who thinks, mulls things over for more than a minute and is capable
of exploring instead of reacting.

> >./ - the current director, usually used when running a script from it
> >and it not being in the search path for executables
> >~/ - the current users home directory
> >
> >Trying to get through an interview?
> >
> >Regards,
> >/peter

A succinct and accurate response. A user who had two brain cells and a
desire to learn could have used this as jumping off point.

-- 
Brian.

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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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