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From:	"Kris Thielemans" <kris DOT thielemans AT csc DOT mrc DOT ac DOT uk>
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Subject:	Re: Problems with .exe files
Date:	Thu, 16 Oct 2003 13:28:29 +0100
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> Why would you think that you can cp t as just "t" but you'd have to touch
"t.exe"?
> The real name of the file is t.exe, for touch, cp, rm, etc. The only time
that just
> "t" suffices is for exec.

Because it used to work on older cygwin. I suspect exactly to get Makefile
and other automated processes tow rok, and I quite like it.

For example on an older cygwin (1.3.22-1)

touch t.exe
cp t a
ls a   -> says a exists
ls a*  -> says a.exe exists


Kris Thielemans
(kris.thielemans <at> imperial.ac.uk)
Hammersmith Imanet (formerly IRSL)
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Hammersmith Hospital
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London W12 ONN, United Kingdom

web site address: http://www.hammersmithimanet.com/~kris


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