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Brian Dessent wrote:
> "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" wrote:
> 
>> homedir=`cygpath -w "$USERPROFILE"`
>> mount -buf "$homedir" "$HOME"/myh
>>
>> This is recreated from memory because I don't have access to Cygwin now.
>> But this is essentially what worked fine for me last night.  Note, the
>> quote around USERPROFILE is important.
> 
> How about simply:
> 
> mount -buf "$(cygpath -w "$USERPROFILE")" "$HOME/myh"

I see no reason that can't work as well.  But I wasn't attempting to
change the style of the script.  I was just trying to point out why
what the OP had wouldn't work well in the cases he described.  If the
one-liner you propose above works for the OP's needs, I'd certainly
recommend using it. :-)

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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