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Re: Absolute file-path under bash (cygwin32)
- To: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: Absolute file-path under bash (cygwin32)
- From: Paul Prescod <papresco at calum dot csclub dot uwaterloo dot ca>
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 10:35:41 -0400
- References: <1.5.4.32.19970415050517.006afe58@mail.direct.ca>
Wade Richards wrote:
> There isn't any easy solution to this problem. You can either type the
> DOS-style path that vim requires, or "cd" to the directory in bash, and then
> edit the file with no path at all.
I find this to be a hassle also, because it requires you to constantly
think which apps are cygwin32 and which are DOS. Is there a way to tell
bash to turn a cygwin path into a DOS path?
Paul Prescod
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