Slashes

There are two kinds of slashes: the backslash and the forward slash.

Backslash ( \ )

Backlashes are used in a couple of ways:

• Windows operating systems use backslashes in URL and URI paths. When writing instructions for Windows users and developers, always include the *nix path first, followed by the Windows path. See the following example:

*nix

$SPLUNK_HOME/bin/splunkd

Windows

%SPLUNK_HOME%\bin\splunkd.exe

• Backslashes are used in code.

Forward slash ( / )

A forward slash has multiple meanings:

• *nix operating systems use forward slashes as a path divider. When writing instructions for *nix users and developers, always include the *nix path first, followed by the Windows path. See the following example:

*nix

$SPLUNK_HOME/bin/splunkd

Windows

%SPLUNK_HOME%\bin\splunkd.exe

• Forward slashes can mean "and", "divide by", "or", "per", or "with". In most cases, use the word you intend instead of a slash. You can use the forward slash when you write about read, write, and delete permissions. Review the following table for examples:

Do this	Don't do this
Linux or Windows	Linux and/or Windows
All registration information is written to and stored in the database.	All registration information is written to/stored in the database.
An 8 CPU, 16 GB memory machine can achieve 50 to 60 Mb per second throughput.	An 8 CPU, 16 GB memory machine can achieve 50 to 60 Mb/second throughput.
Read/write permissions	Read-write permissions