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Date:	Tue, 7 Jan 2003 14:14:16 -0800 (PST)
From:	Elfyn McBratney <elfyn-cygwin AT sickpuppy DOT co DOT uk>
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: where the %^$ is dirname() and basename()
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>From your subject I'm wondering if your talking about syscalls? If you
>are then they do not exist. If you're not, and your talking about
>programs (basename|dirname.exe), then you'll need to install the
>sh-utils package (install via setup.exe) to get them.

I should have been a bit more clear. What I meant to say is that they (these functions) do not exist in cygwin. If you google around you'll be able to find the source of these routines so you can create your own implementation.

Elfyn
elfyn AT exposure DOT org DOT uk

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