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Subject:	Re: Cannot access files and directories created in CYGWIN through WINDOWS explorer
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Duffy, Garret wrote:
> Files and directories I've created within the Cygwin environment are not
> visible by any software that uses Windows Explorer to access the files.


Sounds to me like your files/directories are being created with the Windows
hidden attribute set and that you haven't configured Explorer to show you
these files/directories regardless.  Try
'attrib -H <invisible file/directory>' and see if that works.


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