Amid all this channel noise about Cygwin vs. Linux/POSIX handling of leading // in pathnames, I gotta point out that the Cygwin handling is _hugely_ pragmatic and useful.
It extends the Windows UNC filename notion into a ?nixy network filesystem namespace in the natural and obvious way. It puts the corresponding behavior of the native Windows tools like cmd.exe and "explorer" to shame. I type the construct dozens of times per day at the bash prompt; I have aliases, scripts and tricks ad infinatum that depend on the syntax. In fact, I believe I have seen some chatter in the true-Linux world about adopting or adapting the syntax for similar purposes. Which I find a cheerful thought: the ardent ancient warriors on both sides are becoming more pragmatic in their old age. As am I... --- Karl Botts, kdbo...@usa.net -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
