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From:	"Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
To:	"Michael Hipp" <Michael AT Hipp DOT com>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Default Text File Type
Date:	Sun, 12 Jan 2003 20:29:56 -0000
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Michael Hipp wrote:
> Could someone explain the meaning and implications of the Setup
> option to select Default Text File Type ( DOS or Unix)? I couldn't
> find it in the FAQ or User's Manual.

It affects the text/binary flag on the mounts that setup creates.
http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-textbinary.html
has more info on how this affects things.

Max.


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