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> > I read mount and cygpath manual, but still not sure if there is a way
> > that I can
> > run
> > tar cvf test.tar c:/test or
> > tar cvf test.tar c:\test
> >
>
>Actually, from either a DOS or a bash (or other cygwin) shell, you can do:
>
>tar cvf test.tar /cygdrive/c/test
>
>Get used to POSIX paths - cygwin is a Linux emulation for Windows, and
>POSIX paths will work in more places than DOS paths (not to mention that
>backslashes are a pain to use on the command line with regards to proper
>quoting rules between the two different styles of shells, but forward
>slashes work great in both cases).


tar cvf test.tar /cygdrive/c/test is nice to work.

howver, can I mount /cygdrive/c as c:/ and run as
tar cvf test.tar c:/test ?

I have tar.exe djgpp and it works this way.

Thanks.

Tom

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