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From: "Max Funk" <maxkhfunk AT gmx DOT net>
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Subject: Cygwin uninstall: Problem with /dev/nul
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 00:26:41 +0200
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Hello,

I wanted to report a problem with the cygwin uninstallation:

If I delete the folder cygwin on my PC (Windows 7, 32 bit), 
as described in the FAQ "Cygwin uninstall", then there is 
remaining a special file 

C:\cygwin\dev\nul

This file cannot be deleted afterwards from windows
(at least, I didn't find any possibility.) 

So I wanted to post the following information:
In my case (no warranty) the solution was as follows:
For a clean uninstall of cygwin, FIRST delete this file

cd /dev
rm -f nul

then exit cygwin, delete the cygwin folder (as described in the FAQ).

Maybe this should be verified and then inserted into the Cygwin FAQ:
How to uninstall Cygwin.


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