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Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:51:37 +0200
From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: cygwin: /proc and /cygdrive insvisible
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On Jul 13 14:24, Thorsten Kampe wrote:
> * Corinna Vinschen (2004-07-13 14:21 +0200)
> > Just create a directory proc from Windows Explorer.  From Cygwin's point
> > of view the directory already exists, even though it's plain virtual.
> 
> You misunderstood my intention: creating a "real" /proc has no benefit
> and isn't neccessary. /cygdrive is different - I always create that
> folder with explorer.

Oh, even a real /proc has a benefit.  It allows comfortable TAB-completion,
as in `cat /p<TAB>' :-)

Corinna

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