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From: | Andrew DeFaria <Andrew AT DeFaria DOT com> |
Subject: | Re: cygdrive prefix |
Date: | Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:02:19 -0700 |
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Vincent R. wrote: > Hi, > > Is there any good reason to force user to use /cygdrive/ before > accessing a drive ? Considering you aren't forced to use /cygdrive/ (see mount(1m)) no... > I am asking it because I regularly switch from cygwin to mingw and > some simple script needs to be adapted every time. Huh? Can't your script sense you're using Cygwin or Mingw? > Wouldn't be easier to access directly to a drive without entering > cygdrive? Is there any reason for that ? What would be your proposal for a POSIX path to indicate you are now accessing a Windows drive by letter? "/cygdrive/" is just a string indicating this. You can change it with mount(1m). Personally I (ab)use /dev... -- Andrew DeFaria <http://defaria.com> Never raise your hands to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
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