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Robert Collins wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Earnie Boyd" <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com> > > > > The way that I eliminate the need to use /cygdrive is to > > mount -b --change-cygdrive-prefix / > > and then I can > > ls /c > > ls /d > > ls /e > > ls /f > > without mounting each drive. > > > > Chris, I would like to make the argument that / would be the better > > default for the cygdrive prefix. > > > > Earnie. > > > > Didn't it use to be /c etc as the defaults, and it was changed because > of conflicts and problems? > Personally, I find that > ln -s /cygdrive/c /c > works fine. (and has the added advantage that the path actually > _exists_. > No, it use to be, //c //d //e which is confused with UNC network //host/share. The cygdrive prefix was the means by which this is changed. Earnie. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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