On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 01:19:44PM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote: >This is an enhancement request.... PTC, that is if I knew how to patch >this... Anyways I thought I'd mention it. Haven't seen it mentioned before. > >If you type "\\<server>" in the address bar of the Explorer it will show >you the shares that are "exported". With XP file/path completion happens >in the addressbar and in the File Open dialog boxes. > >However, if you type "ls //<server>" in bash you get No such file or >directory. Also if you type "ls //<server>/sh" and hit tab for file name >completion it does not complete. AFter you pass the <share> portion >filename completion again works (e.g. ls //<server>/<share>/[tab]). > >I've always thought this odd. Any thoughts?
Try typing "dir \\server" at the command line. It doesn't work. That's because the windows functions FindFirstFile/FindNextFile don't understand shares. Neither does cygwin. I'm sure that cygwin could be extended to do the right thing in this case using mechanisms similar to what happens with /cygdrive. PGA. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
