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From: "Bernard A Badger" <bab AT vx DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: dir \\.\c:\
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 11:59:51 -0400
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com]On Behalf
> Of Chris January
> Subject: Re: Accessing filenames with different charsets
> 
> > > What about filenames longer than MAX_PATH? Those can only be accessed
> with
> > > "\\.\<path>" and unicode file functions...
> > >
> > What is "\\.\<path>"?  Doesn't work for me:
> >
> > dir \\.\
> > The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
> OT, but try this instead:
> dir \\.\c:\
> 
> Chris
So what _is_ it?  It doesn't seem like a legitimate UNC name.
It doesn't match \\Host\share\dir\dir2\.
dir \\%COMPUTERNAME%\c:\ doesn't work either.

(Sorry if this is too OT.)



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