What are the alternative way to refer difference directory ?

QuestionTime

Is there any alternative way to refer to the file “c:\Program Files” ?

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Halcyon Hell

The directory will be i believe called PROGRA~1. The tild sign will be a bit higher in DOS though.

mamono

Halcyon Hell wrote:

The directory will be i believe called PROGRA~1. The tild sign will be a bit higher in DOS though.

What he said...!

Keep in mind that it is the first six characters and order of creation (if you want to get more technical, the number after the tilda will change if another directory has the same first six characters and was created later).

i.e.
C:\docume~1

=

C:\Documents and Settings

dynamik

And the number will increment if the first six characters match. For example, 64-bit versions of Windows have Program Files and Program Files (x86), so you will have c:\Progra~1 and c:\Progra~2.

QuestionTime

I tried the PROGRA~1 on 32bit Windows XP , it does not work. Can anyone explain what ~1 means ?

dynamik

How did you try to use it? Try something like start > run and type c:\progra~1 or open up a command prompt and type cd c:\progra~1.

It's used to maintain compatibility with things that allow a maximum of eight characters in a directory/file name.

QuestionTime

it gives me the following error:

'c:\progra~1' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

dynamik

Are you just typing it at a command prompt? You'll get that error unless you do:

cd c:\progra~1

QuestionTime

Silly me ... I forgot to put C:\ in front of it. Thanks for help. It works.

What ~1 means actually ? Is there any other representation we can use beside ~1 ?

dynamik

It's just way Microsoft chose to abbreviate names exceeding eight characters. There's no deeper meaning that I'm aware of.

Plantwiz

dynamik wrote:

It's just way Microsoft chose to abbreviate names exceeding eight characters. There's no deeper meaning that I'm aware of.

QuestionTime

Is there any good reference to microsoft abbreviate names for directory ?

Plantwiz

QuestionTime wrote:

Is there any good reference to microsoft abbreviate names for directory ?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/142982