From: scott@apple.statsci.com (Scott Blachowicz) Subject: Re: Absolute file-path under bash (cygwin32) 18 Apr 1997 13:53:25 -0700 Approved: cygnus.gnu-win32@cygnus.com Distribution: cygnus Message-ID: References: <199704170243.TAA05434@tcp.com> <3356C745.2E4A@netcom.com> Reply-To: scott@statsci.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Original-To: Jim Balter Original-cc: Hawkeye , Paul Prescod , jeffdb@netzone.com, gnu-win32@cygnus.com In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 17 Apr 1997 17:58:45 -0700." <3356C745.2E4A@netcom.com> Content-ID: <19071.861383021.1@apple.statsci.com> Original-Sender: owner-gnu-win32@cygnus.com Jim Balter wrote: > This discussion has become rather confused. The topic *was* > having *non*-cygwin programs understand *unix* path names, by, > for instance hacking bash (I have faith that cygnus won't do this). > b17 already groks DOS paths (device:, backslash); b18 will handle UNC > paths (paths starting with double backslash). OK...thanks for the clarifications & sorry for contributing my own lack of information to the confusion of the discussion... Scott Blachowicz Ph: 206/283-8802x240 Mathsoft (Data Analysis Products Div) 1700 Westlake Ave N #500 scott@statsci.com Seattle, WA USA 98109 Scott.Blachowicz@seaslug.org - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".