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  1. Jun 21st, 2003, 09:54 AM #1
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    gay command prompt

    how the hell do i access a directory that is too logn or one that has spaces
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  2. Jun 21st, 2003, 09:57 AM #2
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    too long I think you use the tilda and seven characters

    so myreallyreallybigfilename.txt would be

    ~myreall.txt

    i think thats how it worked
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  3. Jun 21st, 2003, 09:58 AM #3
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    For spaces, try wrapping the directory in ""s

    cd "c:\program files"
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    Re: gay command prompt

    Originally posted by Arrow_Raider
    how the hell do i access a directory that is too logn or one that has spaces
    Er... probe it deep and slow?
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    Originally posted by SteveCRM
    too long I think you use the tilda and seven characters

    so myreallyreallybigfilename.txt would be

    ~myreall.txt

    i think thats how it worked
    It's

    myreal~1.txt

    6 characters, a tilde, followed by a number.
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  7. Jun 21st, 2003, 12:01 PM #6
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    thats it...sorry
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