X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:date:from:to:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-type:in-reply-to; q=dns; s=default; b=NKrm +a3seJoJcTJgZ0kxG06PtYaRgF0+v2HyTpV94s7vRdy6K2uigulSNbgSA5oLI9AS L0Ol2/2BPfQIsXfDcRv2Ch/mE2snAKfgKMvoUHwnAGfxzSP9+DNQBOBvsMrXKsjN vgN7FHuaLG+3ca+5u333ld3aK6r5uW2c7k72isE= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:date:from:to:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-type:in-reply-to; s=default; bh=t7vcdQI1TD uOu4w5FkG/dSyA9xE=; b=dr0Ck0lSkjStjK4eHLbq2jubu//WJaVnTI/TcP7M3O ozhn8LK1t2ypSfTEug3xFzcXxT6++i18hDtA+Ou9KMUd8H0q2NuJHCQc3evb+Yr3 3mXk4U4gP6nzGPRnht2W6/1E9Q0dZl4Qs4g3lwrPnOaiXQKsAGXZe70cxqvh5WpI E= 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 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=0.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_20,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail105.syd.optusnet.com.au Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 09:52:02 +1000 From: Duncan Roe To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Request for Junctions be treated consistently Message-ID: <20140407235202.GB21047@dimstar.local.net> Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <5336C0DF DOT 5080102 AT tlinx DOT org> <5336C23B DOT 2070309 AT tlinx DOT org> <20140331102745 DOT GD23383 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <533AEBD6 DOT 3040209 AT tlinx DOT org> <20140402084026 DOT GM2508 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <533FE56D DOT 5010809 AT tlinx DOT org> <20140407092342 DOT GF2061 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <5342EF9A DOT 7050409 AT tlinx DOT org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5342EF9A.7050409@tlinx.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.22 (2013-10-16) X-Optus-CM-Score: 0 X-Optus-CM-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=PqKqMW83 c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=+cDhJlqnNvz9E7c5l3ERGg==:117 a=+cDhJlqnNvz9E7c5l3ERGg==:17 a=y26AOypDAAAA:8 a=PO7r1zJSAAAA:8 a=M1kyBYkWWGkA:10 a=H2HpcNuwjUYA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=iaFubHWvAAAA:8 a=jx8VLeYfx1iIKR_2lc8A:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 X-IsSubscribed: yes On Mon, Apr 07, 2014 at 11:34:02AM -0700, Linda Walsh wrote: > Corinna Vinschen wrote: > >Look, directory reparse points are, by and large, symlinks to another, > >real directory entry. The directory has a primary path, which is its > >own path under which it has been created, and the reparse point is just > >a pointer to this directory. If that's not a symlink, what is? > --- > What is a mount 'bind' on linux? > This extract from the Linux man page explains it: The bind mounts. Since Linux 2.4.0 it is possible to remount part of the file hierarchy somewhere else. The call is mount --bind olddir newdir or shortoption mount -B olddir newdir or fstab entry is: /olddir /newdir none bind After this call the same contents is accessible in two places. Cheers ... Duncan. -- 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