At 11:10 AM 9/15/2005, you wrote: >Hi, > >I just discovered that . (current directory) is in my PATH. I installed >cygwin on my new laptop some weeks ago. I don't think . was in my PATH on >my old PC. First I thought it came from my windows PATH, but it does not. > >Is . normally in the PATH (it was not on a few solaris systems I just >checked, but that does not prove anything). > >It is even twice in my PATH, as the last entry, and just after >/cygdrive/c/Infoprint. >
'.' is typically not put in the path by default for security reasons. -- 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/
