X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:57:48 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: install cygwin in windows xp sp1 Message-ID: <20060711165748.GD25535@trixie.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <5272488 DOT post AT talk DOT nabble DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5272488.post@talk.nabble.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 09:07:31AM -0700, truelies wrote: >I am new to cygwin. I want to install it in windows xp sp1, but I can find >the home dictionary, use pwd, it's \cygdrive\r, any way to change it to >C:\Cygwin\Home\username? Thank you! Sorry. Cygwin emulates Linux. Linux doesn't use path names like "c:\cygwin\home\username". If you don't want to use the type of posix path names that Linux employs then maybe you shouldn't be using Cygwin. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/