A tale of two path separators

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Author: dbaupp

Date: 6/17/2026

Article Summary:
The article discusses the dual path separators in macOS, specifically the slash (/) and colon (:), which are used in different contexts and can lead to unexpected behavior when creating files with these characters in their names.