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Greetings, Martin Wege!

> Cygwin mount(1) is (per docs) limited to 64 mounts. Why was that
> limitation chosen, and does it  apply even if I create bind mounts to
> UNC paths (not DOS letters)? DOS letters might be restricted by the
> ASCII A-Z, but UNC paths are unlimited.

More interesting question is: why do you need so many _Cygwin_ mounts?
There's a lot of other options, from NTFS junctions to using UNC paths
directly (Cygwin tools aren't picky in this regard).


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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Friday, December 1, 2023 04:53:35

Sorry for my terrible english...


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