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:reply-to :references:mime-version:content-type:in-reply-to; q=dns; s= default; b=tW79xpd4JKorh/tSZCn5jSUpP7NnXLVCpRsuLITqgE6fm1HcnPXaH PEINnHCAw02ilghwrZNbkYpbL0vIhBAQHWfjG/Q7HiZ24YQZ87wOCf6ips9bgDL2 VtD0DUkzJ4qhlLaVHle+7PZZSvBLsctWteXHSJ4e4Nkl2FSSoNWPFE= 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:reply-to :references:mime-version:content-type:in-reply-to; s=default; bh=rxQSyikES1Ff1MUzsjRmNcbvwFk=; b=iRHDJQYcSgJ9eC9WQekU13+S/iFJ WUV+AzqUjq6Tp0d01dkUY1msRRBJuz/6N7ye2C/1yPj2OiSgPLSmCzijGbt3X+KM NZqmeJL3JtED54ttVn+BJLd0fOYsma7IEk41hWVmo0m+bTr4ch6AsM1GLEd+fKsr cWGFXkIDLQ4wmds= 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=-6.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mho-01-ewr.mailhop.org X-Mail-Handler: Dyn Standard SMTP by Dyn X-Report-Abuse-To: abuse AT dyndns DOT com (see http://www.dyndns.com/services/sendlabs/outbound_abuse.html for abuse reporting information) X-MHO-User: U2FsdGVkX19fYwvgwI8ZS29Irn6sL8Rh Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 21:52:05 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Request for Junctions be treated consistently Message-ID: <20140408015205.GB2359@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com 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> <20140407235202 DOT GB21047 AT dimstar DOT local DOT net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20140407235202.GB21047@dimstar.local.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) On Tue, Apr 08, 2014 at 09:52:02AM +1000, Duncan Roe wrote: >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. Or even: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=linux+bind+mount -- 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