in reply to rel2abs doesnot work in unix

You might want to think about how you phrase these things. You said
rel2abs doesnot work in unix
when the reality is
I can't make rel2abs do what I expect in unix
The former is accusatory, and incorrect.

xoxo,
Andy

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Re^2: rel2abs doesnot work in unix
by merlyn (Sage) on Jun 16, 2005 at 20:12 UTC
    The problem with that line of thinking is that it requires outside knowledge to distinguish. True, not everything is inherently broken, but more often than not, it's easier to blame the tool than to blame the user, because more often than not, it is indeed the tool that is broken.

    -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker
    Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply.

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Re^2: rel2abs doesnot work in unix
by Anonymous Monk on Jun 17, 2005 at 06:14 UTC
    I do hav only limited knowledge. May be i shd hav put it in differnt way. Pardon me if i hav mislead/sound accusing.
    -questioner
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      But Andy, you didnt tell me what 's the correct way of using rel2abs to get the desired result. -questioner
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