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To: "Robert Mark Bram" <relaxedrob AT optushome DOT com DOT au>
Cc: "Cygwin" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: terminal is not fully functional ***Rootdir problems***
References: <AHENJAAPGAHKCFPLDPOJAEEICBAA DOT relaxedrob AT optushome DOT com DOT au>
From: Andrew Markebo <flognat AT flognat DOT myip DOT org>
Date: 18 Mar 2002 10:51:04 +0100
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/ "Robert Mark Bram" <relaxedrob AT optushome DOT com DOT au> wrote:
| Howdy and thanks for the response!
| 
| I have changed ROOTDIR so it is now "C:\cygwin" but I am still getting these
| problems:

BTW My rootdir isn't set to anything, try and not setting it.

| When I run Cygwin it is putting me in a home directory of "/cygdrive/c" (not
| my user directory) and some of my commands are not working. For example:
| Robert Mark Bram AT DIJONG ~
| $ pwd
| /cygdrive/c

Check the cygwin.bat file, I think you will see a cd there or
something..  I think that you have to tell it to cd to your
homedrive.. 

BTW Where is your 'homedrive'?  

| Robert Mark Bram AT DIJONG ~
| $ man ls | less
| WARNING: terminal is not fully functional
| -  (press RETURN)

Hmm do a echo $TERM and see what it says.. 

        /Andy

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