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Re: Absolute file-path under bash (cygwin32)
- To: "Paul Prescod" <papresco at calum dot csclub dot uwaterloo dot ca>
- Subject: Re: Absolute file-path under bash (cygwin32)
- From: "Mikey" <jeffdb at netzone dot com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 15:04:43 -0700
- Cc: "cygnus" <gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com>
Not from bash.
vim(){
vim.exe `dospwd.sh $*`
}
try that,it's a little slow ;^), but I think it will work, and you only
have to set it up once, in .bashrc.
If you're really interested, there is a patch available from
http://wwwdim.uqac.uquebec.ca/ftp/pub
that will allow you to rebuild the dll.
for ncurses/elvis :^(not vim) which is what I use.
> Wade Richards wrote:
> > There isn't any easy solution to this problem. You can either type the
> > DOS-style path that vim requires, or "cd" to the directory in bash, and
then
> > edit the file with no path at all.
>
> I find this to be a hassle also, because it requires you to constantly
> think which apps are cygwin32 and which are DOS. Is there a way to tell
> bash to turn a cygwin path into a DOS path?
>
> Paul Prescod
dospwd.sh (SH File)