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Re: [Fwd: Re: Web2C: CYGWIN is not DOSISH]


--- Jerome Benoit <JGMBenoit@Wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> 
> I have tried it: for Web2C CYGWIN is not DOSISH (it does not work if one 
> assume this)
> 

It is known that Cygwin == UNIX.

> But it seems that `ls C:\\WINDOWS' works !
> So accordingly `ls' is DOSIH
> hence the trouble.
> 
> 

A benefit of the underlying OS.  You will also find that `ls c:/windows' also
works as well as `ls /cygdrive/c/windows' and if you have c:/ mounted to point
/c then `ls /c/windows' will also work.

Cheers,

=====
Earnie Boyd
mailto:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com

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