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Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 20:18:59 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: cygwin mistakes directories for character devices
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On Sat, Jan 26, 2002 at 05:01:59PM -0800, Michael A Chase wrote:
>From: "Christopher Faylor" <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
>To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
>Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 16:54
>Subject: Re: cygwin mistakes directories for character devices
>
>
>> On Sat, Jan 26, 2002 at 07:50:01PM -0500, James Vega wrote:
>> >Create a directory named "comX" where X is a number.
>> >ls the directory and it will come up as a character device.
>> >This shouldn't be happening unless the directory is under /dev.
>>
>> http://cygwin.com/lists.html#see-above
>
>I think you meant http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.htm and
>http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC59 .

Maybe you should read the words at the URL that I quoted before
suggesting that I got something wrong.

HTH,
cgf

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