Subject: RE: Errors when trying to access /dev/null
From: Robert Collins <[email-masked]>
To: Sandy Pyke <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 20:55:27 +1000

On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 20:49, Sandy Pyke wrote:
> > I meant a C:\Cygwin\dev directory.  Such directory doesn't 
> > exist, right?
> 
> That's right. I've checked the entire HD and there is no dev to be found
> from explorer. :)
> 
> > There's no error in it.  Did you try `ls -l /dev/null'?
> 
> See output1.txt, not sure if that's what you were expecting but does not
> look like an error to my novice eyes.
> 
> > Otherwise, try the `ls > /dev/null' in bash again.
> 
> That still fails.
> 
> > If that still fails, try `bash -c "ls > /dev/null"'.
> 
> That fails telling me 'bash: line 1: /dev/null: No such file or directory'
> See strace.txt for the results of the strace for that command.

Which bash are you running? Is it a cygwin one, or perhaps some other
port?

Rob
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