Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 00:50:20 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: cygwin mount points Message-ID: <20010610005020.A29397@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.11i In-Reply-To: ; from karlm30@hotmail.com on Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 08:14:20AM -0700 On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 08:14:20AM -0700, Karl M wrote: >I understand what the default cygwin mount points are...I have found >lots of references to that. > >But I'm curious...why is /usr/bin mapped to /bin and /usr/lib to /lib >by default? > >I see some small effects like only one cygwin addition to PATH for >me...but is there something bit it does for me? > >I've searched for this answer, but have not found anything that answers >the WHY part of the question. This question is explicitly addressed in the FAQ. Please read the FAQ before asking basic questions like this. cgf -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple