Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm
List-Subscribe: <mailto:cygwin-subscribe@sources.redhat.com>
List-Archive: <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post: <mailto:cygwin@sources.redhat.com>
List-Help: <mailto:cygwin-help@sources.redhat.com>, <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/#faqs>
Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com
Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 17:46:52 -0500
Message-Id: <200012282246.RAA19155@envy.delorie.com>
X-Authentication-Warning: envy.delorie.com: dj set sender to dj@envy.delorie.com using -f
From: DJ Delorie <dj@delorie.com>
To: superbiskit@home.com
CC: cygwin@sources.redhat.com
In-reply-to: <3A4BC127.10A3DDCE@home.com> (superbiskit@home.com)
Subject: Re: Keeping *.tar.gz files?
References:  <3A4BC127.10A3DDCE@home.com>


> Is there any benefit from keeping all those archives?

If you want to re-install, like if you try an experimental version and
want to revert, or if you want to wipe out and reinstall your cygwin
installation.  Or if you want to install cygwin on a second machine,
you can do it right out of that directory.

--
Want to unsubscribe from this list?
Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple