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Re: Absolute file-path under bash (cygwin32)
- To: Jim Balter <jqb at netcom dot com>
- Subject: Re: Absolute file-path under bash (cygwin32)
- From: Scott Blachowicz <scott at apple dot statsci dot com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 10:03:42 -0700
- cc: Hawkeye <hawkeye at tcp dot com>, Paul Prescod <papresco at calum dot csclub dot uwaterloo dot ca>, jeffdb at netzone dot com, gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- References: <199704170243.TAA05434@tcp.com> <m0wHwAY-0006uMC@apple.statsci.com> <3356C745.2E4A@netcom.com>
- Reply-to: scott at statsci dot com
Jim Balter <jqb@netcom.com> wrote:
> This discussion has become rather confused. The topic *was*
> having *non*-cygwin programs understand *unix* path names, by,
> for instance hacking bash (I have faith that cygnus won't do this).
> b17 already groks DOS paths (device:, backslash); b18 will handle UNC
> paths (paths starting with double backslash).
OK...thanks for the clarifications & sorry for contributing my own lack of
information to the confusion of the discussion...
Scott Blachowicz Ph: 206/283-8802x240 Mathsoft (Data Analysis Products Div)
1700 Westlake Ave N #500
scott@statsci.com Seattle, WA USA 98109
Scott.Blachowicz@seaslug.org
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