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Why do you type the paths so stupidly?  i.e. /usr/local/bin is shown as /usr » local » bin.

For shorter paths, I usually leave them as is, with slashes and no spaces. However, for really long paths, such as /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj, I will change the "/" into " » " so that browsers can insert line breaks where appropriate. Otherwise, the articles will get VERY wide, forcing horizontal scrolling.

You may wonder why I don't just put a space character somewhere in the long path. There are two reasons. First, I don't know how wide anyone's browser window is, so that would probably mean I put the space in the wrong spot. Second, and more important, some people might try to copy and paste the path and then get upset when it fails. With the " » " symbols, there's no chance anyone will try to copy and paste the path.

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