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Date:	Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:17:28 -0400
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Dave Korn wrote:
> Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>> Now, to anticipate your next question, '/usr/bin/cat.exe' and
>> '/bin/cat.exe' are not duplicates either.  See the results of typing 'mount'.
> 
>   That was the exact opposite of what you meant to say, wasn't it?  /usr/bin/*
> and /bin/* absolutely are duplicates of each other, as you hoped to point out
> by showing them mounted to the same place.

I guess that depends on what you mean by "duplicates".  I meant it as in
one is not a copy of the other.  They are the same file as viewed from
two different directory paths.  Delete one in one path and the other goes
too.  A "duplicate" to me means that I could delete '/usr/bin/cat.exe', for
example, and still have '/bin/cat.exe'.  This is not the case with Cygwin.
Hopefully that clarifies things for everyone. :-)

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
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