Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-Id: <4.3.1.2.20010108105804.01dcbe00@pop.ma.ultranet.com> X-Sender: lhall AT pop DOT ma DOT ultranet DOT com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.1 Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 11:00:40 -0500 To: Ron Joffe , cygwin AT cygwin DOT com From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" Subject: Re: ls command failing In-Reply-To: <5.0.0.25.0.20010108074716.00a7b980@pop.mail.yahoo.com> References: <4 DOT 3 DOT 1 DOT 2 DOT 20010107213021 DOT 01d6be98 AT pop DOT ma DOT ultranet DOT com> <5 DOT 0 DOT 0 DOT 25 DOT 0 DOT 20010106174107 DOT 00a83d50 AT pop DOT mail DOT yahoo DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 07:57 AM 1/8/2001, Ron Joffe wrote: >Larry, > >Thanks for the help, here is the problem: > >Warning: c:\ntreskit\ls.exe hides C:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe > >It looks like the ls I thought I was using was a different ls. > >Thanks, > >Ron Yes, that's why when using Cygwin, its always recommended that you put the Cygwin directories in your path first. If you don't, you may pick up other like named utilities which may not work like their Cygwin counterparts. As always, cygcheck -s -r -v will tell you of collisions of such common tools. Larry Hall lhall AT rfk DOT com RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 118 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple