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On 2011-02-09 14:42Z, Fergus wrote:
> I have Cygwin mounted conventionally under Q:\cygwin.
> I would like to access files under Q:\else.
> But (for example) ls ../../.. only ever attains \cygwin (and lower).
> I can use ls /cygdrive/q/else/ (and lower) but this means knowing the 
> drive name (in this case Q:)
> I don't much want to change mount points which are currently 
> conventionally defined.
> Is there a way I can get to Q:\else without knowing the drive name Q:?

ls `cygpath -m /`/../else

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