Re: directories via. cygwin/windows

2006-07-12 Thread Jim Easton
Hi All, Yesterday I wrote: > > Could someone please explain to me what is going on or direct me > > to documentation that would explain it or perhaps to a more > > appropriate list. "Thank you" to everyone who responded my question. It gives me a lot to investigate - it will take me a while. :

RE: directories via. cygwin/windows

2006-07-11 Thread Dave Korn
On 11 July 2006 09:38, Jim Easton wrote: > If I cd to: > /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/jim/Local Settings/Temporary Internet > Files ls shows: > Content.IE5 Content.MSO desktop.ini Try "ls -R" instead! > Whereas if I go to the same directory via. windows it show hundreds of > files, not

Re: directories via. cygwin/windows

2006-07-11 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
Jim Easton wrote: Dear All, Could someone please explain to me what is going on or direct me to documentation that would explain it or perhaps to a more appropriate list. If I cd to: /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/jim/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files ls shows: Content.IE5 Content.MS

Re: directories via. cygwin/windows

2006-07-11 Thread Richard Quadling
Windows creates what are basically virtual directories. The contents of the many of the directories you see in windows explorer are the results of some code creating a list internally, maybe from a mini DB or from the registry. Not all is at is seems. On 11/07/06, Jim Easton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]