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Date:	Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:38:05 +0100
From:	Elfyn McBratney <elfyn AT cygwin DOT com>
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To:	William S Fulton <wf AT fultondesigns DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject:	Re: Mount Windows registry into filesystem
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On Mon, 7 Jul 2003, William S Fulton wrote:

> Is it possible to mount the registry into the filesystem? I'd love it if one could use
> commands like 'ls', 'diff' and 'find' on the registry, treating keys as directories and
> values as files. I have a vague recollection of a posting about this a long while back,
> but I can't for the life of me find it. Ultimately my goal is to get a diff from two
> different registry roots. The regtool utility doesn't seem so flexible. Any pointers much
> appreciated.

'course it would help if I mentioned where. :-) Take a look at /proc/registry .

Elfyn
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