At 01:36 PM 12/3/2001, Edward Waugh wrote: >The output of the (Cygwin) pwd command is in UNIX format with /cygdrive >prepended to it. >For example, I am in H: drive pwd gives me /cygdrive/h as my present working >directory. > >I would like to know the rationale for prepending /cygdrive to the directory >and if there is an option to suppress it. (In my environment I work with >other (NT) tools that don't understand /cygdrive.) > >I would also like to know if there is an option to output directories in a >more NT like format e.g. H:/ or H:\ in the example above.
Looking at the following section in the Cygwin User's Guide provides the information that answers these questions. Mapping path names http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#USING-PATHNAMES Please take a look at this and suggest any changes or updates (preferably in the form of a patch) if this information is incorrect in your estimation. Thanks, Larry Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 838 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/