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Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 21:44:58 +0100
From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: /dev/c - c: or c:/ ?
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Hello.

DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> > This must be a djgpp-ism?  (There's no equivalent of /dev/c
> > under Linux or Solaris, is there?)  Anyway, it does seem
> > desirable that "cd `pwd`" DTRT....
> 
> Bash keeps track of where it thinks you are, and just reports that
> when you ask.  A standalone pwd.exe may give different results, just
> like Linux.

Yes, a stand-alone pwd does give different results:

bash-2.04$ pwd
/dev/v
bash-2.04$ /djgpp/bin/pwd.exe
c:/djgpp/bin

Note that I have no v: drive on my computer:

bash-2.04$ cd /dev/v/
bash: cd: /dev/v/: No such file or directory (ENOENT)

Bye, Rich =]

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Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]