> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Perry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 27 September 2002 23:44
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: How does cygwin map / to c:/cygwin?
>
> When I type gvim /etc/passwd from bash, gvim comes up with an
> empty file
> called passwd in c:/etc (which doesn't exist). If I try to
> write this file,
> gvim fails, which, of course, it should. (The gvim I'm using
> is the one compiled for NT).
Other have explained why: here is my solution. Put this in your ~/.bashrc:
function gvim { gvim.bat $(cygpath -w $*) ; }
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