X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_40,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4A73DC4F-842C-4D24-BE67-370CA640DC33@creativegroup.tv> References: <7A978A88-2B2C-4160-9D41-D090FB81E851 AT creativegroup DOT tv> <4E711C35 DOT 8070606 AT gmail DOT com> <20896DC5-5604-4F92-A7CD-89C7116BAA8D AT creativegroup DOT tv> <4E712138 DOT 5030005 AT sbcglobal DOT net> <4A73DC4F-842C-4D24-BE67-370CA640DC33 AT creativegroup DOT tv> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:26:13 +1000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: 1.7.9(0.237/5/3): not seeing some Windows files From: Nisha To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by delorie.com id p8G2QYGu011096 They didn't choose to make them inaccesiable you just have to know how, try doing: Fri Sep 16 ~ $ cd /cygdrive/c/Windows/Sysnative You'll find all your files are there. Nisha On 16 September 2011 07:02, Robert Perlberg wrote: > Very interesting.  Thank you for that information.  My goal here is to run > ntbackup via ssh.  Based on this information I copied ntbackup.exe to > another folder that does not get redirected and I can invoke it from there > via ssh.  It seems to run fine, so I question why Microsoft chose to make it > inaccessible to 32 bit apps.  My concern is that now I have to keep track of > when ntbackup.exe gets updated and update the copy. > > On Sep 14, 2011, at 5:48 PM, Greg Chicares wrote: > > On 2011-09-14 21:35Z, Robert Perlberg wrote: >> >> Microsoft Windows XP >> Professional x64 Edition >> Version 2003 >> Service Pack 2 > > [and some files in C:\WINDOWS\system32 aren't seen by 'ls'] > > Perhaps some files are "hidden" as described here: >  http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2006-01/msg00444.html > > -- > Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > > > -- > Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple