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Pseudo-UNC nomenclature
- To: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Pseudo-UNC nomenclature
- From: Greg Lutz <greglutz at ix dot netcom dot com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 23:12:30 -0800
Variants of the Universal Naming Convention pop up in various
contexts in file and device names for cygwin32: things like
\\.\tape0 for tape device names, and //c as a substitute for the
DOS phrase C:\. Is there a general explanation of this syntax
somewhere? And of its usage both within the Windows NT environment
and cygwin32?
Thanks,
Greg Lutz
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