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From: "Ben Stover via cygwin" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: How to specify the user directory OUTSIDE of Cygwin (installation folder)?
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By default the user folder of Cygwin (under Win7) is in a subdirectory

<installation folder>\home\<username>

How can I put it into a separate directory OUTSIDE of Cygwin?

Example:

I installed Cygwin in

D:\tools\cygwin\v2\

and want to put my (resp. all) home directories into

D:\tools\cygwin\myhome\

If possible I would like to specify my new home directory not as absolute but as relative path.

I would prefer a customization somwhow in "Cygwin.bat" like:

set cygwinhome=..\myhome

Mind the double dots standing for "go up one level".

How can I achieve this?

Ben








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