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Date:	Sat, 20 Jan 2001 00:19:33 -0500
From:	Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: ^M diff related problem
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In-Reply-To:	<3A68DAA7.2B8DE1FE@yahoo.com>; from earnie_boyd@yahoo.com on Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 07:24:07PM -0500

On Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 07:24:07PM -0500, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>Chuck DOT Irvine AT mail DOT sprint DOT com wrote:
>> 
>> I guess I don't really understand the purpose of the CYGWIN=binary
>> setting.
>> 
>
>It's benefit comes from executing Cygwin programs in a non-Cygwin
>shell.  It opens the pipes and redirects in binary mode.

Btw, just a minor nit:  it is "CYGWIN=binmode" not "CYGWIN=binary".

cgf

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