Mail Archives: cygwin/2008/07/17/21:47:05
mwade wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am new to cygwin and after I have installed it I ran it and try to
> traverse to different directories and every time I do I run ls or dir and I
> get command not found. Did I miss something during the install? I start off
> in /usr/bin, but then by just typing cd I end up where I would want to,
> cygdrive/c/Documents and settings/username.
>
> I also looked and the manual and FAQ to see if I was missing something. I
> also looked at many of the posts on here before I asked.
I'd recommend reading and following the problem reporting guidelines,
particularly the part about *attaching* cygcheck output. You can find
the guidelines here:
<http://cygwin.com/problems.html>
If I had to hazard a guess, it sounds like your installation didn't
complete. If just rerunning 'setup.exe' doesn't fix the problem,
send a problem report here.
FWIW, the behavior you get when you "cd" is correct, assuming that HOME
is not set in your Windows environment and '/etc/passwd' doesn't exist
(and probably wouldn't if my guess about your installation is correct).
In this case, your home directory becomes the POSIX form of $HOMEDRIVE/
$HOMEPATH, which I'll bet maps to /cygdrive/c/Documents and settings/<your
user name> on your system. But now I'm done trying my luck. ;-)
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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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