From: papresco AT calum DOT csclub DOT uwaterloo DOT ca (Paul Prescod)
Subject: Re: Absolute file-path under bash (cygwin32)
15 Apr 1997 09:53:55 -0700
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Wade Richards wrote:
> There isn't any easy solution to this problem.  You can either type the
> DOS-style path that vim requires, or "cd" to the directory in bash, and then
> edit the file with no path at all.

I find this to be a hassle also, because it requires you to constantly
think which apps are cygwin32 and which are DOS. Is there a way to tell
bash to turn a cygwin path into a DOS path?

 Paul Prescod


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