At 03:02 PM 4/7/2004, you wrote: >Just a quick note. >if you are running linux, and have a vmware session open of XP with a >cygwin console. And XP has a share mounted from the linux host via >samba as say.. H: so, in cygwin it would be /cygdive/h. And you have >a shortcut to that dive.... it's a bad idea to move a folder of backup >files to that destination (ie "mv backup ../linuxshare/"). There will >be no error message, and your data is gone... > >JGraham
Is VMWare a significant component or is it just the fact that you have a "shortcut"? Is your "shortcut" created via Cygwin's "ls -s" or via Windows? -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- 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/
