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From:	"Carlo Florendo" <carlo AT astra DOT ph>
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References:	<LBEGLOPOMCLGNAONDCDGOEGNCAAA DOT alberto DOT sanchez AT cedex DOT es>
Subject:	Re: Users on Cygwin
Date:	Tue, 3 Jun 2003 17:34:40 +0800
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Alberto Sánchez" <alberto DOT sanchez AT cedex DOT es>


>Hello:
>I have installed Cygwin on WinXP.  When I open cygwin and I type "pwd"
>happen the following thing:
>$ pwd
>$/cygdrive/h
>Cygwin looks for my user directory in the Windows network ( I am H:  in the
>Windows network).  Is there any form to define the user(so that, initially,
>Cygwin begins in C: (my PC) and not in H:)?

Alberto, it is possible.  Edit /etc/profile  and at the end of the file, add

HOME=/cygdrive/c
export HOME
cd $HOME

Best Regards,

Carlo









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