X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com From: zzapper Subject: Re: when to use a ln or a mount Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:21:18 +0000 (UTC) Lines: 36 Message-ID: References: <45F5A072 DOT 4D263AA0 AT dessent DOT net> User-Agent: Xnews/2006.08.24 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: 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 Brian Dessent wrote in news:45F5A072.4D263AA0 @dessent.net: > zzapper wrote: > >> In my confused mind ln and mount seem to achieve the same thing. >> In my case I want to have an easy to type path(s) to my old pc >> >> so I typed:- >> >> mount -f -u -b "//dell25/c/" "/o" >> >> but I also tested >> >> ln -s //dell25/c/ /old >> >> In the Cygwin context does one method have any advatanges over the over? > Thanks the fog is starting to clear a ln (link) is basically from x to y whereas a mount is anywhere to y (although you can fudge a ln to look like a mount if you create it in a root directory) BTW for those who've never used either With the above mount I can transfer files from my old PC by cp /o/downloads/*.zip c:/zips -- zzapper http://SuccessTheory.com/tips/ vim, zsh & success tips -- 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/