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Re: RFC 100 (v1) Embed full URI support into Perl

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From:
Chaim Frenkel
Date:
August 14, 2000 19:12
Subject:
Re: RFC 100 (v1) Embed full URI support into Perl
Message ID:
m33dk71dd3.fsf@csamnycln01.nyc.csam.com
>>>>> "PRL" == Perl6 RFC Librarian <perl6-rfc@perl.org> writes:

PRL>    $fo = open "C:\Windows\System";        # non-portable
PRL>    $fo = open "file://C|/Windows/System"; # portable

In what way is the second example portable? I don't think it will
do anything useful on any of my *nix boxes.

PRL>    unlink "/local/etc/script.conf";       # non-portable
PRL>    unlink "file:///local/etc/script.conf";# portable

Nor this on a dos box.

<chaim>
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