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Date:	Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:41:01 +0000
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From: Mark O'Keefe
> Hi,
>
> Here is a perl script which I believe should do the trick.
>
> It adds:  (for example)
>   DRIVE="C:"
> to the end of the blkid output where the drive letter matches the correct drive location.
>
> Along the same lines I've also played around with a customised version of cygwin that allows the mount
> command to use UUID's to identify the drive letter instead of hard coding into fstab.  This would be useful
> if you wanted specific drives to be mounted to specific locations without dependence on the drive letter.
>
> I haven't extensively tested this, just quickly put it together to give you the idea.
<snip>

Thanx, Mark. Works great!
--Ken Nellis

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