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From:	Marco Atzeri <marco_atzeri AT yahoo DOT it>
Subject:	R: chmod fails for MS-DOS style path in cygwin 1.7.2-2
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--- Gio 1/4/10, prakash babu  ha scritto:

> I am using cygwin 1.7.2-2 and chmod
> fails for MS-DOS style path with the following error
> message.
>=20
> eg: chmod 755 C:\\FileName

you should use POSIX style

chmod 755 $(cygpath -u C:\\FileName)

or=20

chmod 755 /cygdrive/c/FileName

> =A0
> cygwin warning: MS-DOS style path detected: C:\FileName
> Preferred POSIX equivalent is: /cygdrive/c/FileName
> CYGWIN environment variable option "nodosfilewarning" turns
> off this warning.
> Consult the user's guide for more details about POSIX
> paths:
> http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#using-pathnames
> =A0
> This used to work in cygwin 1.5 .=A0=20
> =A0
> Is there any workaround available for this currently ?
> =A0
> Is this a bug in 1.7 which will be fixed in the upcoming
> versions ?
> =A0
> thanks,
> Prakash
>=20

Regards
Marco






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