Default Text File Type

Max Bowsher maxb@ukf.net
Mon Jan 13 03:30:00 GMT 2003


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.



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