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The question of appropriate syntax for files and directories has arisen and
I am wondering what conventions people are using (and what your references
are).
Here's the problem:
I want to talk about a particular directory (which is relative to a program
directory): \ProgramX\bin
What is the appropriate syntax for referring to this directory in a
technical document:
c:\Program Files\Company\ProgramX\bin
\ProgramX\bin
.\ProgramX\bin
I have my opinion, but I can't seem to find any direct corroboration.
Tapping into the distributed brain of the techwr-l community...
Kandis Weiner.
Technical Communicator - Positron Public Safety Systems http://www.positron911.com mailto:kweiner -at- positron -dot- qc -dot- ca
