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Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:49:22 +0100
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Subject: Pseudo links to binaries do not work at all
From: Michael Wachs via Cygwin <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Hello,

I'm using a PC with Win11 and since few weeks the latest cygwin64 version.

I've found that all pseudo links to binary files, which contain text aka 
"!<symlink>{command}" do not work at all!
Neither interactive
     for example:
         /usr/bin/view
                 /usr/bin:[527]$ view
                 -bash: /usr/bin/view: cannot execute binary file: Exec 
format error

nor in scripts or calling them from own code!

I remove such files and replace them by real links with command "ln -fs 
...", after that they work correctly!

Kind Regards,
Michael


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