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From: "Michael A Chase" <mchase AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>
To: "Laurence F. Wood" <LaurenceWood AT SunyataSystems DOT Com>,
   "Cygwin AT Cygwin. Com" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
References: <EIEOJCAKMFMIKEMJNANGIEGJCEAA DOT LaurenceWood AT SunyataSystems DOT Com>
Subject: Re: $HOME Directory Relocation
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 13:08:34 -0800
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If you are using bash it's done by /etc/profile, normally based on the
contents of /etc/passwd.  If you have set the windows environment variable
HOME, it is passed through.

Short answer: set HOME in your windows per user environment.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Laurence F. Wood" <LaurenceWood AT SunyataSystems DOT Com>
To: "Cygwin AT Cygwin. Com" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 13:09
Subject: $HOME Directory Relocation


> I needed to relocate the $HOME directory to another disk volume.  Under
> linux the login process sets this.  Who/what sets $HOME under cygwin?




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