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Re: pathname conversion


> Does anyone know of a command/function which will give the translation 
> of the cygnus path name and vice versa?

[ several conversion suggestions given ]

Why is pathname conversion even necessary? When in Rome do as the Romans do.

Cygnus has done a wonderful job of providing free UNIX software on the
PC. However, I gave up using many of the tools because they don't
play well in a mixed environment with standard PC tools, mainly because
the cygnus tools have a path name convention that is (arbitrarily?)
different from DOS/Win32. Obviously there must be a good reason for
being different, can someone explain what it is?

-- 
John Dennis (Sharp Eye, Inc.)
Contract programming services specializing in 3D graphics
http://www.sharpeye.com
jdennis@sharpeye.com

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