# Strange :-o who changes path?

**URL:** <https://rubytalk.org/t/strange-o-who-changes-path/66393>\
**Category:** ruby-talk\
**Created:** [1 October 2012 18:54 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/strange-o-who-changes-path/66393 "2012-10-01T18:54:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![7stud2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/9de053/32.png) [@7stud2](https://rubytalk.org/u/7stud2)\
**Post date:** [1 October 2012 18:54 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/strange-o-who-changes-path/66393/1 "2012-10-01T18:54:29Z")

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path is linux uses '/'  
path is windows uses: '\'  
then why if I specify path using front slash.. also works well with  
windows?

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**Author:** ![11142](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/e0b2c6/32.png) [@11142](https://rubytalk.org/u/11142)\
**Post date:** [1 October 2012 19:44 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/strange-o-who-changes-path/66393/2 "2012-10-01T19:44:19Z")

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Because magic. Ruby supports it and it works. I think most Windows  
APIs and applications accept /-paths, too.

-- Matma Rex