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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 16:14:12 +0800
From: Carlo Florendo <list-subscriber AT hq DOT astra DOT ph>
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To: Nick Sabalausky <nsabalausky05 AT jcu DOT edu>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: No /bin after installation
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Nick Sabalausky wrote:

>I've tried installing Cygwin numerous times with
> the current setup program (www.cygwin.com/setup.exe),
> and have the base packages and a number of the
> developer packages selected. But when installation
> completes, I have the /etc, /lib, /usr, and /var 
>directories but there's no /bin directory.
>Because of this, when I try to run Cygwin, I get
> the error "The system cannot find the path specified.
> 'bash' is not recognized as an internal or external
> command, operable program, or batch file."
>
>  
>
Well, if you were able to open a terminal, then that means at least one 
shell is installed. Type `echo $PATH' (without the quotes of course) on 
the command line:
What does the PATH variable say?  Please note shat `echo $PATH' will 
work on sh, zsh, bash, and csh.

Thanks!

Best Regards,

Carlo
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Carlo Florendo
Astra Philippines Inc.
www.astra.ph








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