From: jqb@netcom.com (Jim Balter) Subject: Re: mkdir fails! 18 Mar 1997 00:34:37 -0800 Approved: cygnus.gnu-win32@cygnus.com Distribution: cygnus Message-ID: <332E44D1.3DBB.cygnus.gnu-win32@netcom.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.0b2 (WinNT; I) Original-To: Scott Fagg Original-CC: gnu-win32@cygnus.com X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Original-Sender: owner-gnu-win32@cygnus.com Scott Fagg wrote: > > When running gnu shell on NT (bash?) mkdir doesn't work! > I have to start up a cmd prompt just to issue mkdir commands to > create directories. The problem exists on FAT and NTFS volumes. > > Is this a bug, a feature, or a mis-installation or is mkdir not > supported? A common response to "It doesn't work!" is "It works for me." More useful input, such as the exact commnad you entered, the directory you were in and its contents, what error message you get, and what the exit code is (type "echo $?" after doing the mkdir) may get you more useful output. -- - For help on using this list, send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".