[Solved] UMS.config keeps doubling \s

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Re: UMS.config keeps doubling \s

Post by mik_s »

the \\ is correct, it's a Java thing where it interprets \ as a special character for escape codes
If you actually need the single \ the code is \\
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Re: UMS.config keeps doubling \s

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To avoid this whole confusion, use "/" instead of "\" in paths in the configuration. UMS will handle both, but there's no such "special handling" tied to "/".
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