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Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 10:48:01 -0700
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From: Randall R Schulz <rrschulz AT cris DOT com>
Subject: Re: cygpath --help -- A Nit
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Chris,

"Cygpath," not "cygcheck":

1018> cygpath --help
Usage: cygpath (-d|-m|-u|-w|-t TYPE) [-c HANDLE] [-f FILE] [options] NAME
        cygpath [-ADHPSW]
Output type options:
   -d, --dos             print DOS (short) form of NAME (C:\PROGRA~1\)
   -m, --mixed           like --windows, but with regular slashes (C:/WINNT)
   -u, --unix            (default) print Unix form of NAME (/cygdrive/c/winnt)
   -w, --windows         print Windows form of NAME (C:\WINNT)
   -t, --type TYPE       print TYPE form: 'dos', 'mixed', 'unix', or 'windows'
Path conversion options:
   -a, --absolute        output absolute path
   -l, --long-name       print Windows long form of NAME (with -w, -m only)
   -p, --path            NAME is a PATH list (i.e., '/bin:/usr/bin')
   -s, --short-name      print DOS (short) form of NAME (with -w, -m only)
System information:
   -A, --allusers        use `All Users' instead of current user for -D, -P
   -D, --desktop         output `Desktop' directory and exit
   -H, --homeroot        output `Profiles' directory (home root) and exit
   -P, --smprograms      output Start Menu `Programs' directory and exit
   -S, --sysdir          output system directory and exit
   -W, --windir          output `Windows' directory and exit
Other options:
   -f, --file FILE       read FILE for input; use - to read from STDIN
   -o, --option          read options from FILE as well (for use with --file)
   -c, --close HANDLE    close HANDLE (for use in captured process)
   -i, --ignore          ignore missing argument
   -h, --help            output usage information and exit
   -v, --version         output version information and exit1019>


Randall Schulz
Mountain View, CA USA


At 10:38 2002-10-15, you wrote:
>On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 10:17:51AM -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote:
> >Hello, Chris,
> >
> >Back in August, I sent this message:
> >
> >-==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-
> >Hi,
> >
> >The "cygpath --help" output does not include a final newline.
> >-==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-
> >
> >
> >To which you (Chris) replied:
> >
> >-==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-
> >On Fri, Aug 23, 2002 at 07:59:37AM -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote:
> >>The "cygpath --help" output does not include a final newline.
> >
> >You're right.  I've checked in a fix.  Thanks for the heads up.
> >
> >cgf
> >-==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==-
> >
> >
> >I was expecting the 1.13 release of Cygwin to include the fix you
> >mentioned, but the output is still missing that final newline. Of course,
> >this is no big deal, but I thought I'd remind you.
>
>The newline is there.  You can check the sources for yourself, if
>you want.  I just tried it myself and it is definitely there:
>
>bash-2.05b$ cygcheck --version
>cygcheck version 1.29
>System Checker for Cygwin
>Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Red Hat, Inc.
>Compiled on Oct 13 2002
>bash-2.05b$ cygcheck --help
>Usage: cygcheck [OPTIONS] [program ...]
>  -c, --check-setup  check packages installed via setup.exe
>  -s, --sysinfo      system information (not with -k)
>  -v, --verbose      verbose output (indented) (for -s or programs)
>  -r, --registry     registry search (requires -s)
>  -k, --keycheck     perform a keyboard check session (not with -s)
>  -h, --help         give help about the info (not with -c)
>  -V, --version      output version information and exit
>You must at least give either -s or -k or a program name
>bash-2.05b$
>
>cgf


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