text / binary mounts (sorry)

Parker, Ron rdparker@butlermfg.com
Fri Jun 2 10:26:00 GMT 2000


> > set CYGWIN=binmode causes even unmounted directories and files to be
> > accessed in binary mode.  You can set this in autoexec.bat 
> for Win9x or in
> > the System Control Panel applet for NT/2000.
> > 
> 
> Are you sure of this, Ron?  AFAIK CYGWIN=binmode only affects 
> the pipes and
> redirection and not file I/O.  BTW CYGWIN=binmode is the default.

ITIWTW, I thought it worked that way, however a quick test shows I am wrong.
I would have sworn CYGWIN=binmode used to apply to all file opens.

Sorry for the confusion.



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