Needed: a convention to indicate a path for Windows, Linux, and Mac

[Leonard C. Porrello]

Many thanks to all who responded!

 

Here is a summary of the suggestions:

 

*         <install-dir>/Folder/File.cfg 

*         %PROD_ROOT%/Folder/File.cfg 

*         <_ProductHome_>/Folder/File.cfg

*         <home directory>/Folder/File.cfg

 

Leonard C. Porrello

SoleraTec LLC

www.soleratec.com

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Lauren [mailto:lauren at writeco.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 11:48 AM
To: Leonard C. Porrello; techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com
Subject: RE: Needed: a convention to indicate a path for Windows, Linux,
and Mac

 

I try to use something that it is intuitive, like a common name for the

location, placed inside angle brackets or whatever convention of offset
that

I can use that will not be confused with a literal string.  So for "the

user's home directory," I might use:

 

<home directory>/Product_Name/Folder/File.cfg

 

In your case, that can be "<install location>."

 

Lauren

 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: techwr-l-bounces+lauren=writeco.net at lists.techwr-l.com 

> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lauren=writeco.net at lists.techwr-l.com

> ] On Behalf Of Leonard C. Porrello

> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 8:10 AM

> To: techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com

> Subject: Needed: a convention to indicate a path for Windows, 

> Linux, and Mac

> 

> The applications I am documenting runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac. In

> several places, I need to indicate to users that the files 

> they need are

> located at the application installation location on the hard drive. In

> Windows, this is "c:/Program files/Product_Name/Folder/File.cfg". In

> Linux, the path is different, starting from the fact that there is no

> "c:".

> 

> I need a convention to indicate path prior to

> "/Product_Name/Folder/File.cfg". The convention needs to work for

> Windows, Linux, and Mac.

> 

> I currently have ellipses (".../Product_Name/Folder"), but my

> development lead tells me that this won't do as ellipses are sometimes

> used literally. Does anyone have any other ideas?

> 

> Thanks!

> 

> Leonard C. Porrello

> SoleraTec LLC

> www.soleratec.com

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