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Subject:	Re: Cygwin uninstall: Problem with /dev/nul
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On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Max Funk <maxkhfunk AT gmx DOT net> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I wanted to report a problem with the cygwin uninstallation:
>
> If I delete the folder cygwin on my PC (Windows 7, 32 bit),
> as described in the FAQ "Cygwin uninstall", then there is
> remaining a special file
>
> C:\cygwin\dev\nul
>
> This file cannot be deleted afterwards from windows
> (at least, I didn't find any possibility.)
>

The last time I had to uninstall cygwin this was not a problem for me.

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