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Re: Finding current Directory

#11497
From: Matt Dillon
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 1989 20:32
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:In article <406@bilver.UUCP> alj@bilver.UUCP (arthur johnson) writes:
:> For ASSIGN, use 'ASSIGN ???: ""' <- two double quotes to ASSIGN something
:>to the current directory.  I think you can use the "" on some other AmigaDOS
:>commands, but am not sure if you can use it in ALL reasonable situations.
:
Neil Weinstock | att!cord!nsw  Writes:
:Well, one reasonable situation where I can't use it is from Matt's shell
:v2.11.  The double quote is ignored.  Is there any way to do it?  I just
:checked the docs and didn't find anything.

	Yes you can.. use the \ overider.

	assign this: \"\"

				-Matt
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From: dillon@POSTGRES.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon)
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Subject: Re: Finding current Directory
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