How can I get what slash ("/" or "\") use (in language groovy)? How can I know what operating system?

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I have a application. My application must run in Linux and Windows. I must write in main gradle-file any command. These commands content slash ("/" or "\"). How can I get what slash ("/" or "\") use (in language groovy)?

Typing "gradle file object" into Google gave me [this](http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/working_with_files.html) as the first hit. Google is your friend. In Java (and therefore Groovy) a `File` is platform agnostic - the delimiters will be sorted out automatically. — Boris the Spider, Mar 18 '14 at 08:40

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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If you work with Java, you can freely use '/' as a file separator. java.io.File will handle it for you. See similar SO question.

Gradle's file('Some\slashy/path') is a shorthand for
new java.io.File("Some\slashy/path"), and so deals with slashes correctly too.

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answered Mar 18 '14 at 09:05

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The `file` method does a lot more than that (e.g. it makes paths relative to the current project), but always using slashes is indeed the best solution. – Peter Niederwieser Mar 18 '14 at 14:10

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You should use java.io.File.separator instead of hard-coding it.

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answered Mar 18 '14 at 08:37

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It's not necessary to use `java.io.File.separator` for paths in Gradle build scripts. Instead, you can (and should) always use `/`. – Peter Niederwieser Mar 18 '14 at 13:51

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 18 '14 at 08:38

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Usually Windows process "/" correctly. Just try

answered Mar 18 '14 at 08:38

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How can I get what slash ("/" or "\") use (in language groovy)? How can I know what operating system?

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