directories via. cygwin/windows
Richard Quadling
rquadling@googlemail.com
Tue Jul 11 08:41:00 GMT 2006
Windows creates what are basically virtual directories. The contents
of the many of the directories you see in windows explorer are the
results of some code creating a list internally, maybe from a mini DB
or from the registry.
Not all is at is seems.
On 11/07/06, Jim Easton <jim@cs.ualberta.ca> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> Could someone please explain to me what is going on or direct me
> to documentation that would explain it or perhaps to a more
> appropriate list.
>
> If I cd to:
> /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/jim/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files
> ls shows:
> Content.IE5 Content.MSO desktop.ini
>
> Whereas if I go to the same directory via. windows it show hundreds of
> files, not including "Content.IE5", but most of which (not all) can be found
> somewhere in the directory "Content.IE5" via. cygwin.
>
> Furthermore a file created, via. cygwin, in "Temporary Internet Files"
> or any of it's subdirectories it does not show up in the window's list.
>
> However a file created in his neighbour viz.
> /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/jim/Local Settings/Temp
> does show up in the window's list of Temp.
>
> Being a long time unix user I tentatively conclude that the windows
> rendering of "Temporary Internet Files" is not actually the same as
> the one accessed via. cygwin, even though their paths appear to be
> the same. So I wonder if cygwin can access the actual windows
> directory.
>
> Also where does "windows explorer" store it's "suggested URLS"
> in the address bar. ie. the possible matching urls it puts up
> when you are typing in a url. I sure can't find it.
>
> Thanks for any light.
>
> Jim
>
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