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Date:	Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:37:41 -0400
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Subject:	Re: [1.7] recursive /cygdrive problem
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On 09/16/2009 11:24 AM, Shaddy Baddah wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am having a real problem with 1.7 that I am pretty sure is a
> regression. Basically, I am trying to run a find over the cygwin root
> installation directory itself, not from cygwin path /. However I am
> finding that the cygdrive directory at the cygwin root installation
> directory also mounts my drives. So, my find is finding a hole to make
> its way out of the current directory. This also appears to be a
> regression. The following is an example for 1.7:

<snip>

> Shaddy AT x-vista /cygdrive/c/software/cygwin
> $ ls ./cygdrive
> c d e

<snip>

> Shaddy AT x-vista /cygdrive/c/software/cygwin-1.5
> $ ls ./cygdrive

<snip>

> Genuine bug?

No, a feature.  Having the existing drives show up under '/cygdrive' is a 
convenience
for things like bash and other shells so that they can do completion on the 
paths to
these drives.  If you don't want what's under the '/cygdrive' directory, you 
can omit
it from your invocation of 'find'.


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