Subject: [Fwd: changing mount. (ttopp)]
From: Thomas Topp <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2000 21:25:16 -0600

hi,

received an answer:

You can change the root following these steps:

  1:   umount /
  2:   mount -b f:\cygnus\cygwin~1 /

....! you will be told that   " / "  does not 'exist.  !

At this point   type  'exit'  and start it up again.

typing   mount will show:

BASH.EXE-2.02$ mount
Device           Directory           Type        Flags
e:cygnuscygwin~1 /                   native      text!=binary

BASH.EXE-2.02$

:)

Thomas Topp wrote:

> hi,
>
> i have been trying to change my mount point .
>
> it defaults to :    c:\
>
> i am trying to change root to:
>
>     c:\cygnus\cygwin-20
>
> HOW IS THIS DONE?
>
> The documentation has two sentences pertaining to this. (enclosed ).
>
> thank you.
>
> -t
>
>
> Directory Structure
>
> Cygwin knows how to emulate a standard UNIX directory structure, to
> some extent. This is done through the use of mount tables that map
> Win32 paths to POSIX ones. The mount table may be set up and modified
> with the mount command. This section explains how to properly organize
> the structure.
>
> When you set up the system you should decide where you want the root
> to be mapped. Possible choices are the root of your Windows system,
> such as c: or a directory such as c:\progra~1\root.
>
> Execute the following commands inside bash as it is difficult to
> change the position of the root from the
> Windows command prompt. Changing the mount points may invalidate PATH,
> if this happens simply exit and relaunch bash. Create the directory if
> needed, then umount / the current root and mount it in its new place.
> You also have to decide if you want to use text or binary mode.
>
>
> --
> Thomas Topp
> [email-masked]
> (405) 619-9675
>
>        "when it works... it works great."
>

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       "when it works... it works great."