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Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:18:09 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: /cygdrive command line completion?
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On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 05:10:50PM -0000, Dave Korn wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Raye Raskin
>> Sent: 11 November 2004 17:08
>
>> Is this a FAQ?  Can't find it.
>> 
>> How do I get /cygdrive to auto-complete on the command line?
>
>
>mkdir /cygdrive
>
>WFM, anyway.

If you type

  ls /cygdrive/<tab>

it should just work without creating the directory.  The directory
is only necessary if you want to do:

  ls /cyg<tab>

and have the "drive" part added.

cgf

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