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Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 20:02:10 -0400
From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: dos telnet.exe not showing up with cygwin "ls"
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On 04/18/2014 06:36 PM, Andy wrote:
> Larry Hall (Cygwin <reply-to-list-only-lh <at> cygwin.com> writes:
>> On 04/18/2014 04:06 PM, Andy wrote:
>>> The real question (I should have emphasized this in my original
>>> post) is how a file can be invisible to cygwin, but not to Windows
>>> explorer or the DOS shell.  It's a general question that goes
>>> beyond telnet.  The fact that this is possible is (I think)
>>> something to be aware of because it means that what you see using
>>> bash could very well be a low fidelity reflection of what's in the
>>> underlying Windows file system.  I mean low fidelity in a relative
>>> sense -- it means there's one more way for what's seen via bash to
>>> differ from the underlying Windows file system.
>>
>> Can you clarify your question here a bit?  Are you using a 32-bit
>> Cygwin and confused by the fact that you don't see 64-bit stuff with
>> it?  Forgive me if I assumed too much about the issue you're seeing.
>
> It's not really a problem at present, but the file
> c:\Windows\System32\telnet.exe is not visible when I use cygwin's bash to cd
> to that directory and issue the ls command.  I am using 32-bit cygwin.  I'm
> not concerned about having access to functionality, as I have both cygwin's
> and Windows' telnet.  I'm curious about the circumstance that allows a file
> that is readable and executable by all to invisible to cygwin.  Just
> something to be aware of when using cygwin, that some mechanism may cause
> some of the Windows file system to be invisible.

Sounds to me like you installed 32-bit Cygwin on a 64-bit Windows O/S.
If so, the issue you're seeing isn't Cygwin-specific.  All Windows 32-bit
apps would experience the same thing.  If you need Cygwin to see both 32
and 64-bit apps/dlls on 64-bit Windows, install 64-bit Cygwin.

<http://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe>

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Larry

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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