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Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:17:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: PaulAThompson <patjahsd@gmail.com>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: Directory structuring
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I have solved this problem. Please do not reply any more.

Solution:

1) Ensure that cygwin was using a cygwin-native perl
2) Routine use of d2u to get the files to have *nix endings for lines not
windows endings


PaulAThompson wrote:
> 
> I am very confused about the correct manner of defining directory paths
> under cygwin, perl, and bash. I cannot determine the correct manner. Using
> the cygwin window, I navigate to locations using 
> 
> cd /cygdrive/c/subdir
> 
> Using a bash shell to run a perl process under the shell and passing in a
> directory, I must use a windows-style specification with *nix forward
> slashes
> 
> c:/subdir
> 
> I have tried a number of manner of using cd within the bash shell to
> change directories without any success
> 
> Is there a simple guide to the path specifications? This seems simple, but
> I cannot figure out the correct specification
> 
> Within the bash shell, I have tried 
> 
> cd /cygdrive/c/subdir
> cd "/cygdrive/c/subdir"
> cd c:/subdir
> cd "c:/subdir"
> 
> None of these work
> 
> 

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