Windows paths use "\" as file path component separator, e.g. c:\foo\project\src MAC uses "/": e.g. foo/project/src (note that Windows uses "{drive}:\" for full paths e.g. "c:\" while MAC/Unix does not) PATH environment variable: Windows uses a semi-colon separator between each path entry, e.g. path1;path2;path3... MAC uses a colon separator between each path entry e.g. path1:path2:path3...