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From: "Rob Siklos" <rsiklos AT adexa DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Save typing /cygdrive/c?
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 15:24:11 -0500
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running "mount --change-cygdrive-prefix /" will make all your drives be
subdirectories of "/" instead of "/cygdrive".

there is plenty about this if you search on google.  I also suggest reading
the cygwin faq from top to bottom - you'll find useful stuff that you
weren't even looking for.

Rob.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
To: "Scott Purcell" <spurcell AT vertisinc DOT com>; <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: Save typing /cygdrive/c?


> Scott Purcell wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I hope I am not asking pre-posted question. But I love the cygwin
> > product. It makes life nice. But I am tiring a little of always
> > typing:
> > /cygdrive/c everytime I want to start at c:
> >
> > eg:
> > cp fun.class /cygdrive/c/make_lr/updates/.
> >
> > Is there a way to do something so I can type the above but simpler.
> > cp fun.class /make_lr/updates/.
> >
> > ??
> > I apologize if this is a fundamental question, but my hands are
> > getting tired and I am having trouble finding the answer to this.
>
> How about:
>
> $ ln -s /cygdrive/c /c
>
>
> Max.
>
>
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