From: jeffdb@netzone.com ("Mikey")
Subject: Re: Absolute file-path under bash (cygwin32)
15 Apr 1997 23:57:47 -0700
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Not from bash.

vim(){
vim.exe `dospwd.sh $*`
}

try that,it's a little slow ;^), but I think it will work, and you only
have to set it up once, in .bashrc.

If you're really interested, there is a patch available from 
http://wwwdim.uqac.uquebec.ca/ftp/pub
that will allow you to rebuild the dll.
for ncurses/elvis :^(not vim) which is what I use.


> Wade Richards wrote:
> > There isn't any easy solution to this problem.  You can either type the
> > DOS-style path that vim requires, or "cd" to the directory in bash, and
then
> > edit the file with no path at all.
> 
> I find this to be a hassle also, because it requires you to constantly
> think which apps are cygwin32 and which are DOS. Is there a way to tell
> bash to turn a cygwin path into a DOS path?
> 
>  Paul Prescod

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#!/bin/sh
usage(){
echo $0 /u**x/path/[prog]... returns c:\\dos\\path\\[prog]...
exit 1
}
if [ x"$1" = x"" ];then usage;fi

for name in $*;do
  if [ -d $1 ];then
	pushd $1 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null
	echo -n "`command.com /c cd|tr -d [:cntrl:]` "
	popd 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null
  elif [ -f $1 ];then
	pushd `dirname $1` 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null
	echo -n "`command.com /c cd|tr -d [:cntrl:]`\\`basename $1` "
	popd 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null
  else
	usage
	exit 0
  fi
  shift
done
echo


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