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Vincent R. wrote:
>
> Ok I see your point but I find it weird to complicate things by adding 
> /cygdrive.
/cygdrive is just the string of characters the coder implementing that 
code choose to use. Be thankful. He could have choose 
/ThisIsThePathIWantedToUseToIndicateWindowsDrives! ;-)
> Maybe some people are crazy enough to create folders with one letter 
> at filesystem root
There's no insanity required to decide to create a folder at the root of 
the drive that contains only one letter. *YOU* just think that doesn't 
make sense while others think it does.
> but that's not my case so typing /c means I want to access C drive
Sorry it doesn't work that way but you can make it work that way as 
David points out.
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