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Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:55:19 -0500
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Subject: Re: File not found with scp
From: Ryan Stewart <rds6235 AT gmail DOT com>
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On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Thorsten Kampe <...> wrote:
> * Ryan Stewart (Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:19:45 -0500)
>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Ryan Stewart <...>
>> wrote:
>> I found the problem. When I use scp--from computer A to computer B
>> only--my home isn't c:\cygwin\home\ryan, but c:\Program
>> File\Git\home\ryan. ???
>
> Why do you think it is?
Sorry, I should have given more detail. When I scp from computer A to
B, the copy succeeds, but it places it in c:\Program
Files\Git\home\ryan.

>> c:\cygwin\home\ryan is my home directory on both computer A and B in
>> normal bash shells and also when I ssh from one to the other. Why is
>> scp behaving differently?
>
> Check /etc/profile for details on how HOME is set...
>
I've seen that explanation. HOME is set to /home/ryan on both boxes,
but this seems to be deeper than just how HOME is set, because a
/home/ryan exists in both c:\Program Files\Git (wrong place) and
c:\cygwin (right place). Why would cygwin put /home in a different
place when I use scp?

To make sure my problem is clear, given computers A and B, both with
cygwin installed in the same place:
from A:
ssh B -> bash shell in c:\cygwin\home\ryan
scp B -> file goes to c:\Program Files\Git\home\ryan

from B:
ssh A -> bash shell in c:\cygwin\home\ryan
scp A -> file goes to c:\cygwin\home\ryan

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