juniperrr — 1/4/2026, 6:34:41 PM

why the fuck is Windows the only OS to use backslashes for file paths

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zagle1772:

i remember asking someone why and they said “because MS-DOS used backslashes and backwards-compatibility” but that literally doesn’t explain anything

1/5/2026, 1:06:57 PM
owl:

Idk but it's so damn annoying

1/5/2026, 2:31:20 AM
-gr:

i ignore it and put slash anyway

1/5/2026, 1:45:07 AM
-gr:

/c/users/gr/Documents

1/5/2026, 1:45:21 AM