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From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb@ukf.net>
To: <cbfalconer@worldnet.att.net>, <cygwin@cygwin.com>
References: <3DB81476.E6E0B32B@yahoo.com> <009501c27b75$f688dd70$78d96f83@pomello> <3DB82B64.68A8C81C@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: What's going on here with directory contents?
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 18:56:39 +0100
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CBFalconer <cbfalconer@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Max Bowsher wrote:
>> CBFalconer <cbfalconer@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I get the following from the bash shell:
>> ...
>>> however I find the following from the DOS/4dos shell:
>> ...
>>> In other words the apparent directories existing under cygwin are
>>> actually empty!  For my own peace of mind I would like to know
>>> what machinations are occurring :-)
>> 
>> man mount
> 
> That seems to tell me how to get the effect, but nothing about
> what is going on.  I would expect to see some sort of hidden file
> in ...\usr\bin to cause the effect, but there is nothing there.

Mount table is stored in the registry.

Max.


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