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According to Patrick Herbst on 1/31/2007 6:07 AM:
> from your home directory ../../../ = one level up from the cygwin root.

One level up from cygwin root is still cygwin root.  /.. == / as required
by POSIX.

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Eric Blake             ebb9 AT byu DOT net
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