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clhodapp on March 20, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why is the DOS path character "\"?

The problem with those characters is that they require you to hold shift to type them on a standard keyboard. Also, they make you reach in a way that / doesn't (now I'm showing my pro-/ bias).

pjmlp on March 20, 2012 [–]

On which standard keyboard?

Each country has a different layout, are you aware of it?

In most European countries both types of slash require two key presses.

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