Mail Archives: cygwin/2002/10/15/13:47:36
Chris,
"Cygpath," not "cygcheck":
1018> cygpath --help
Usage: cygpath (-d|-m|-u|-w|-t TYPE) [-c HANDLE] [-f FILE] [options] NAME
cygpath [-ADHPSW]
Output type options:
-d, --dos print DOS (short) form of NAME (C:\PROGRA~1\)
-m, --mixed like --windows, but with regular slashes (C:/WINNT)
-u, --unix (default) print Unix form of NAME (/cygdrive/c/winnt)
-w, --windows print Windows form of NAME (C:\WINNT)
-t, --type TYPE print TYPE form: 'dos', 'mixed', 'unix', or 'windows'
Path conversion options:
-a, --absolute output absolute path
-l, --long-name print Windows long form of NAME (with -w, -m only)
-p, --path NAME is a PATH list (i.e., '/bin:/usr/bin')
-s, --short-name print DOS (short) form of NAME (with -w, -m only)
System information:
-A, --allusers use `All Users' instead of current user for -D, -P
-D, --desktop output `Desktop' directory and exit
-H, --homeroot output `Profiles' directory (home root) and exit
-P, --smprograms output Start Menu `Programs' directory and exit
-S, --sysdir output system directory and exit
-W, --windir output `Windows' directory and exit
Other options:
-f, --file FILE read FILE for input; use - to read from STDIN
-o, --option read options from FILE as well (for use with --file)
-c, --close HANDLE close HANDLE (for use in captured process)
-i, --ignore ignore missing argument
-h, --help output usage information and exit
-v, --version output version information and exit1019>
Randall Schulz
Mountain View, CA USA
At 10:38 2002-10-15, you wrote:
>On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 10:17:51AM -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote:
> >Hello, Chris,
> >
> >Back in August, I sent this message:
> >
> >-==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-
> >Hi,
> >
> >The "cygpath --help" output does not include a final newline.
> >-==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-
> >
> >
> >To which you (Chris) replied:
> >
> >-==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-
> >On Fri, Aug 23, 2002 at 07:59:37AM -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote:
> >>The "cygpath --help" output does not include a final newline.
> >
> >You're right. I've checked in a fix. Thanks for the heads up.
> >
> >cgf
> >-==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-
> >
> >
> >I was expecting the 1.13 release of Cygwin to include the fix you
> >mentioned, but the output is still missing that final newline. Of course,
> >this is no big deal, but I thought I'd remind you.
>
>The newline is there. You can check the sources for yourself, if
>you want. I just tried it myself and it is definitely there:
>
>bash-2.05b$ cygcheck --version
>cygcheck version 1.29
>System Checker for Cygwin
>Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Red Hat, Inc.
>Compiled on Oct 13 2002
>bash-2.05b$ cygcheck --help
>Usage: cygcheck [OPTIONS] [program ...]
> -c, --check-setup check packages installed via setup.exe
> -s, --sysinfo system information (not with -k)
> -v, --verbose verbose output (indented) (for -s or programs)
> -r, --registry registry search (requires -s)
> -k, --keycheck perform a keyboard check session (not with -s)
> -h, --help give help about the info (not with -c)
> -V, --version output version information and exit
>You must at least give either -s or -k or a program name
>bash-2.05b$
>
>cgf
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