{"version":"2.1.239","anchor":"backslashes-in-filenames-are-left-alone-on-macos-and-linux","canonical_anchor":"backslashes-in-filenames-are-left-alone-on-macos-and-linux","heading":"Backslashes in filenames are left alone on macOS and Linux","tier":"notice","area":"File Paths","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.239\/e\/backslashes-in-filenames-are-left-alone-on-macos-and-linux","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.239","markdown":"### Backslashes in filenames are left alone on macOS and Linux\n\nOn macOS and Linux, filenames containing a backslash are no longer rewritten into slashes.\n\n**What**\n\nA path helper rewrote every backslash to a forward slash on every platform. It now does that only on Windows, so files whose names legitimately contain a backslash are no longer mangled.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`zt() === \"windows\"`\n\n- Area: File Paths\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}