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1. softwareengineering.stackexchange.com › questionsWhy do Windows commands allow `-` and `/` switches?

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   The windows cmd.exe command shutdown only documents forward slash / switches, but it accepts dash -switches as well. For instance, both work: shutdown /s /t 0 shutdown -s -t 0 When was this added and why?

2. stackoverflow.com › questions › 1589930So what IS the right direction of the path's slash (/ or ...

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   For a path to a local file on a windows machine, use backslash. For a path to a web resource or file located on a UNIX based machine (includes Macs, Linux), use a slash. The reason .NET's URI uses forward slashes is because it's formatting for use in a webbrowser.

3. superuser.com › questions › 745951windows - Dash or Slash in batch file? - Super User

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   Officially/traditionally in DOS/Windows the command-line switch is signified by a forward slash (/). Officially/traditionally in practically all other OSs (for example: *nix flavors) they use a dash ( - ).

4. serverfault.com › questions › 115713windows - shutdown.exe parameters with dashes or slashes ...

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   shutdown.exe -r -f -t 0 and shutdown.exe /r /f /t 0 appear to be functionally identical, either dash or slash will work. Neither XP/7 (US-en) lists the "Y" switch as an option however.

5. ss64.com › nt › syntax-escQuotes, Escape Characters, Delimiters - Windows CMD - SS64.com

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   To launch a batch script with spaces in the script Path and other parameters, all requiring quotes: CMD /k " "c:\batch files\test.cmd" "Parameter 1 with space" "Parameter2 with space" ". Double quotes in a command line with a backslash escape: powershell.exe -command "& {$m = \"hello world\";write-host $m}"

6. www.howtogeek.com › 181774 › why-windows-usesWhy Windows Uses Backslashes and Everything Else Uses Forward ...

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   Feb 10, 2014 · Windows uses backslashes for paths, while everything else seems to use forward slashes. Modern software tries to automatically correct you when you type the wrong type of slash, so it doesn't matter which type of slash you use most of the time. But, sometimes, the difference still matters.

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   Does Windows CMD Exe slash / switch / dash - switches?

   • The windows cmd.exe command shutdown only documents forward slash / switches, but it accepts dash - switches as well. For instance, both work: When was this added and why? Slashes: Windows's original option syntax. Dashes: To make it more POSIX like And (MS|PC)-DOS, which preceded Windows.

   Why do Windows commands allow `-` and `/` switches?

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   Does Windows CMD Xe support forward slashes?

   • Whether or not Windows CMD.EXE is supposed to support forward slashes in paths, the fact is sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, and sometimes it appears to work but gives the wrong result - AKA a bug. It's time for some experiments :-) All tests were run on Vista C:\>REM The forward slash works with MD!

   Why does the cmd.exe shell on Windows fail with paths using a forward

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   Does Windows CMD support forward slashes?

   • One can debate whether Windows CMD is "supposed" to support forward slashes. But that last result is a bug! Even if there is operator error in using a forward slash, Windows should not give that result. What’s your basis for describing the behaviour as a bug?

   Why does the cmd.exe shell on Windows fail with paths using a forward

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   Is there a command that only uses a dash?

   • There aren't any commands in windows that only use dash. Even arp can use slash. Commands that can use dash are based on *nix commands e.g. arp or shutdown. With shutdown, the cmd help depends on windows version! In XP cmd help shows shutdown -? In Win7 it shows shutdown /?. The MS web help shows it with a dash.

   windows - Dash or Slash in batch file? - Super User

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   Does a dash - or a slash / work equally in a batch file?

   • It seems that either a dash - or a slash / will work equally well in a batch file. The two examples below are equaly valid. Which is correct? Does it depend on the operation system? If so how do I determine which to use? shutdown -r -m \\server04 -t 01 -f shutdown /r /m \\server04 /t 01 /f

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   Why does Windows use a backslash?

   • Windows uses the backslash (\) for the file system delimiter. For everything else the forward slash is used (/). The Uri type uses the forward slash because that is how a uniform resource identifier is defined. The backslash \ is the actual Windows path-component separator.

   uri - So what IS the right direction of the path's slash (/ or \) under

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8. www.tenforums.com › network-sharing › 100468-meaningMeaning of 'dash' suffix that appears after some CMD commands.

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   Dec 16, 2017 · The 'dash' - is the unix-style equivalent of the 'slash' / and indicates an option will follow it. They are generally interchangeable in a command prompt, while poweshell requires the dash to be used. The following commands in a command prompt are identical: help cmd -? help cmd /?