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Subject:	Re: cygwin mistakes directories for character devices
Date:	Sat, 26 Jan 2002 17:01:59 -0800
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Faylor" <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 16:54
Subject: Re: cygwin mistakes directories for character devices


> On Sat, Jan 26, 2002 at 07:50:01PM -0500, James Vega wrote:
> >Create a directory named "comX" where X is a number.
> >ls the directory and it will come up as a character device.
> >This shouldn't be happening unless the directory is under /dev.
>
> http://cygwin.com/lists.html#see-above

I think you meant http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.htm and
http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC59 .
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