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Subject: RE: How does cygwin map / to c:/cygwin?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Perry [mailto:jsp AT mail DOT utexas DOT edu]
> Sent: 27 September 2002 23:44
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: How does cygwin map / to c:/cygwin?
> 
 
> When I type gvim /etc/passwd from bash, gvim comes up with an 
> empty file
> called passwd in c:/etc (which doesn't exist).  If I try to 
> write this file,
> gvim fails, which, of course, it should. (The gvim I'm using 
> is the one compiled for NT).

Other have explained why: here is my solution.  Put this in your ~/.bashrc:

function gvim { gvim.bat $(cygpath -w $*) ; }



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