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Re: What's going on here with directory contents?


CBFalconer <cbfalconer@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Max Bowsher wrote:
>> CBFalconer <cbfalconer@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I get the following from the bash shell:
>> ...
>>> however I find the following from the DOS/4dos shell:
>> ...
>>> In other words the apparent directories existing under cygwin are
>>> actually empty!  For my own peace of mind I would like to know
>>> what machinations are occurring :-)
>> 
>> man mount
> 
> That seems to tell me how to get the effect, but nothing about
> what is going on.  I would expect to see some sort of hidden file
> in ...\usr\bin to cause the effect, but there is nothing there.

Mount table is stored in the registry.

Max.


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