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Subject: | Re: cygwin unix commands in windows |
Date: | Thu, 05 Oct 2006 07:51:41 +0000 |
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Eric, thanks for your help. > > > > after further study, I noticed that using "c:/directory" works fine with > > my tests except tar.exe. > > > > > > I understand people here may like /cygdrive/c more than c:/. Just want > > to know if it is an accident feature that all other commands can work > > with c:/ except tar? > >You asked, so I'll answer. Yes, it is an accident that other tools >understand c:/. Cygwin operates on the philosophy that you should use >POSIX paths, aka /cygdrive/c (or if that is too much typing for you, read >'man mount' for how you can shorten it to /c, by remounting cygdrive as >'/'). is there a way to mount /cygdrive/c as /? by default, c:/cygwin is mounted as /. I really like the feature of "ls /" to display evevrything under c:/ ><...> > Another example of a program that parses its arguments is make; you need >only read last months archives for the debate about make 3.80 vs. make >3.81 for proof that using DOS paths in cygwin programs is ASKING for >problems. I just checked the debate. it looks a strong demand for supporting dos path. A good lessen. I think I need to make a copy of these unix commands in case the future release remove the support of "C:/". :) Thanks for your tips. tom _________________________________________________________________ All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC. Get a free 90-day trial! http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://www.windowsonecare.com/?sc_cid=msn_hotmail -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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