From: scott AT apple DOT statsci DOT com (Scott Blachowicz)
Subject: Re: Absolute file-path under bash (cygwin32)
18 Apr 1997 13:53:25 -0700
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Jim Balter <jqb AT netcom DOT com> wrote:

> This discussion has become rather confused.  The topic *was*
> having *non*-cygwin programs understand *unix* path names, by,
> for instance hacking bash (I have faith that cygnus won't do this).
> b17 already groks DOS paths (device:, backslash); b18 will handle UNC
> paths (paths starting with double backslash).

OK...thanks for the clarifications & sorry for contributing my own lack of
information to the confusion of the discussion...

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