cygdrive

[lhall@pop.ma.ultranet.com]

It's probably worth mentioning other virtual directories 
like /proc and /dev too.

Larry

Original Message:
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From: David Starks-Browning starksb@ebi.ac.uk
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 10:49:45 +0000
To: briqueabraque@yahoo.com, cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: cygdrive


On Wednesday 12 Feb 03, Maurício writes:
>    Hi,
> 
>    Why can't we see /cygdrive with ls in /, and also can't see it using 
> word completion in bash (i.e., typing cd /cyg and pressing tab)?
> 
>    Thanks,
>    Maurício

I guess this belongs in the FAQ.  (It's not there already?)

/cygrive is not really "there" in the sense that ls or bash need them
to be for the actions you describe.  It's an internal means to access
unmounted drives.  That's all.

Regards,
David
(Cygwin FAQ maintainer)


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