From: perry AT piermont DOT com (Perry E. Metzger)
Subject: Re: Drive letter conversion (Re: pathname conversion)
25 Sep 1997 12:52:14 -0700
Message-ID: <199709251921.PAA01983.cygnus.gnu-win32@jekyll.piermont.com>
References: <199709250809 DOT KAA82498 AT sp060 DOT cern DOT ch>
Reply-To: perry AT piermont DOT com
To: fine AT mail DOT cern DOT ch
Cc: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com


"Valery Fine" writes:
> but not "native" UNC ( what should I do to access trhe share 
> "bin" of the computer "D" for example ? )
> 
>   //./<drive letter>$/<the local path>
> 
>   where //. just  means the "local host"

1) That violates posix conventions on what ./ means....
2) the dollar sign also nukes posix....

Posix DOES recognise // conventions, though.

Perry
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