Mail Archives: cygwin/2004/11/03/10:55:57
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> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Andrew DeFaria
> Sent: 03 November 2004 15:38
> The question of "should" is subjective I would think. I worry
> sometimes,
> since /dev is "special" and a "pseudo" directory that what
> I'm doing my
> break things in some manner. To date it works just fine. And, as I've
> said, to me, disk drives are devices.
You should stop talking now, because you're out of your depth. Go away
and learn the difference between a physical device and a logical volume, and
come back when your comments have any validity.
> Somebody suggested /mnt. To me
> that's more for remote mounts, so my Z drive might be better
> suited for
> /mnt but C and D are local and I would expect them in /dev not
> /mnt.
You should learn how posix systems work, since there's nothing 'remote'
about it. Almost every linux/unix box provides access there to the floppy
and CD drive. Would you call them "remote" devices?
>Right now we are
> just talking personal preferences...
No, right now you are redefining words humpty-dumpty style to mean
whatever you want them to mean. However "device" and "mounted filesystem"
are two very different things with very clear and well-defined semantics, of
which you are merely unaware.
cheers,
DaveK
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