[HADOOP-8164] Handle paths using back slash as path separator for windows only

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.23.0, 0.24.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.0, 0.23.2
• Component/s: fs
• Target Version/s: 1.2.0, 0.23.2, 0.23.3
• Hadoop Flags: Incompatible change, Reviewed

Release Note

This jira only allows providing paths using back slash as separator on Windows. The back slash on *nix system will be used as escape character. The support for paths using back slash as path separator will be removed in HADOOP-8139 in release 23.3.

• Assignee: Daryn Sharp
• Reporter: Suresh Srinivas
• Created: 13/Mar/12 00:31
• Updated: 16/Mar/15 18:34
• Resolved: 13/Mar/12 19:16

Description

Please see the description in HADOOP-8139. Using escape character back slash as path separator could cause accidental deletion of data. This jira for now supports back slash only for windows. Eventually HADOOP-8139 will remove the support for back slash based paths.

Issue Links

• relates to: HDFS-3098 Update FsShell tests for quoted metachars