in reply to Re: IPC::Run on Windows, path separator
in thread IPC::Run on Windows, path separator

Interesting which cases work: 

C:\>c:/windows/explorer

C:\>/windows/explorer

C:\>windows/explorer
'windows' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

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Re^3: IPC::Run on Windows, path separator (abs)
by ikegami (Patriarch) on May 28, 2010 at 04:51 UTC
    Quotes almost always prevent the "/" from being treated as an option prefix. 
    C:\>"windows/explorer"

C:\>

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