Use cygpath. cygpath --help
in your case: some_dos_command $(cygpath -w path_to_cygwin_file) or some_dos_command $(cygpath -wa path_to_cygwin_file) The "a" option is to return the absolute path, and not the relative one. On Wednesday 10 April 2002 07:25, you wrote: > Greetings, > I am trying to call link.exe on a lib, but it is in my cygwin path and i > cannot seem to find a good way to translate my cygwin path into a dos path > so ms's silly tools can understand it. > > any hints? > > thanks > -ian reinhart geiser > -- > Ian Geiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://geiseri.myip.org:8080/~geiseri/ -- 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/
