echo 'alias cdbar="cd /cygdrive/foo/bar"' >> .bashrc On Tue, 2007-09-04 at 07:03 -0700, gms5002 wrote: > Thanks for the reply Steve. What I am actually trying to achieve here is to > be able to access a certain folder (say C:\foo\bar) by typing cd /bar at the > command prompt. > > > > Steve Holden wrote: > > > > gms5002 wrote: > >> Hi - I am having a problem getting mount to work in cygwin. Here is what > >> I > >> am trying to do: > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/test > >> $ pwd > >> /home/Greg/test > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/test > >> $ mkdir foo > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/test > >> $ mkdir bar > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/test > >> $ vi bar/test > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/test > >> $ ls -l bar > >> total 0 > >> -rw-r--r-- 1 Greg None 0 Sep 3 23:48 test > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/test > >> $ mount bar foo > >> mount: foo: Invalid argument > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~/test > >> $ mount /home/Greg/test/bar/ /home/Greg/test/foo/ > >> mount: /home/Greg/test/foo/: Invalid argument > >> > >> > >> any ideas? > > > > Well you could start by explaining what you think those mounts should > > have done. Are you trying for the equivalent of a loopback mount? > > > > Remember that mount is one of the utilities that differs substantially > > from its Linux/Unix counterpart. The man page starts: > > > > NAME > > mount - Display information about mounted filesystems, or > > mount a > > filesystem > > > > SYNOPSIS > > mount [OPTION] [<win32path> <posixpath>] > > > > but it doesn't give any specifics of what a win32path is supposed to be > > and whether relative paths constitute acceptable win32 paths. In > > particular the section that reads > > > > """ > > Limitations: there is a hard-coded limit of 30 mount points. Also, > > although you can mount to pathnames that do not start with "/", there > > is no way to make use of such mount points. > > """ > > > > should give you some clue that what you are trying to achieve should > > probably be done some way other than what you have tried so far. > > > > regards > > Steve > > -- > > Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 > > Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com > > Skype: holdenweb http://del.icio.us/steve.holden > > --------------- Asciimercial ------------------ > > Get on the web: Blog, lens and tag the Internet > > Many services currently offer free registration > > ----------- Thank You for Reading ------------- > > > > > > -- > > 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/ > > > > > > >
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