This is the mail archive of the
cygwin@cygwin.com
mailing list for the Cygwin project.
Re: backslash in pathfile under Cygwin
- To: "Mike" <mirakle at ZonejeuX dot com>, <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Subject: Re: backslash in pathfile under Cygwin
- From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall at rfk dot com>
- Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 11:52:48 -0400
At 11:44 AM 8/7/2001, Mike wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I'm sorry for this question (that looks trivial) but I'm a newbie.
>Here is the question :
>
>Is there an easy way for me to use DOS path (using backslashes) under
>Cygwin ?
>
>I've tried : 'c:\winnt\system32\calc.exe" but it does not work.
>Of course c:/winnt/system32/calc.exe works but I try to use Windows programs
>that open files with a DOS like path...
>
>Thanks for your help.
Did you check out the documentation and FAQ at www.cygwin.com. This
information is a must for newbies. In your case, you may be particularly
interested in the following FAQ entry:
How do I convert between Windows and UNIX paths?
http://www.cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC29
Good luck,
Larry Hall lhall@rfk.com
RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com
118 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX
--
Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html
Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html
FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/