=== ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Vega" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 11:50 AM Subject: Cygwin mistakes directories for character devices
> Create a directory named "comX" where X is a number. > ls the directory and it will come up as a character device. > This shouldn't be happening unless the directory is under /dev. Under win9x, such filenames are invalid - they are DOS devices, and cygwin maintains win9x compatability. If you want correct behaviour under NT, perhaps you could submit a patch. Rob -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
