> > > Out of curiosity, what does `file > v240-disbox-v1-08-archive' print? > > > > hmm, I don't seem to have the file command. what package is it in? > > file
doh! silly me - I was expecting it to be in a standard library. it would help if was looking at the full list of packages too! E:\>file v240-disbox-v1-08-archive v240-disbox-v1-08-archive: data which basically means it doesn't recognise it, doesn't it? -- 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/