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Re: Default Text File Type
- From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb at ukf dot net>
- To: "Michael Hipp" <Michael at Hipp dot com>,<cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 20:29:56 -0000
- Subject: Re: Default Text File Type
- References: <005d01c2ba78$be1eb300$9700a8c0@michael>
Michael Hipp wrote:
> Could someone explain the meaning and implications of the Setup
> option to select Default Text File Type ( DOS or Unix)? I couldn't
> find it in the FAQ or User's Manual.
It affects the text/binary flag on the mounts that setup creates.
http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-textbinary.html
has more info on how this affects things.
Max.