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Subject: Re: mkdir -p //d/lala/lolo does not work ?
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From: Olivier Fambon <Olivier DOT Fambon AT inrialpes DOT fr>
Date: 01 Jun 2001 15:39:50 +0200
In-Reply-To: <3B1796BA.97466339@yahoo.com> (Earnie Boyd's message of "Fri, 01 Jun 2001 09:20:58 -0400")
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Earnie Boyd [Fri, 01 Jun 2001 09:20:58 -0400] wrote:
>
> Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, May 31, 2001 at 05:36:57PM +0200, Olivier Fambon wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > is it just me, or mkdir -p is broken ?
> > >
> > > Is the // notation still supported ?
> > 
> > It's deprecated, it's recommended not to use it anymore and it will
> > be dropped once and for all in the next Cygwin version.
> > 
> 
> So instead do
>   mkdir -p d:/lala/lolo
> or
>   mkdir -p /cygdrive/d/lala/lolo
> 

Ok. Thanxs.

Which one is the official [i.e the one that is likely to be supported] ?


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