Chris, On Apr 21, 2016 9:15 AM, "Christopher Schultz" <ch...@christopherschultz.net> wrote: > > I don't have a Windows machine handy right this minute, but from my > previous experience, "C:" means "the current working directory on the C > drive, from this process's perspective. > > For instance: > > D:\> DIR C:\ > ... > Program Files > Windows > ... > > D:\> DIR C: > ... > Program Files > Windows > ... > > D:\> CD C:\Windows > D:\> DIR C: > ... > System > System32 > ... > > So I would think that using "C:" (with no trailing path) from Java would > behave the same way: the current working directory *on that drive* would > be the one used. > > I would expect it to work just like "." on *NIX. > > -chris > > --------------------------------------------------------------
On Windows 7 from a command prompt: >C:\downloads dir c: Shows contents of downloads >C:\downloads dir c:\ Shows contents of c drive Leo
