[ Charset UTF-8 unsupported, converting... ] > G. Huang wrote: > > > So my question is: Is there a way to change the home directory on the XP > > machine to c:\cygwin\home\gang? Or alternatively, get around the space > > problem? > > http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.setup.html#faq.setup.home > > In /etc/passwd, set the the user home directory field to the desired > value, ex. > /cygdrive/c/home/gang. > > The workaround for the problem with spaces in paths is to not have > spaces in paths - as the FAQ has already told you. One possible way to > achieve this is to use the 8.3-style-version of the path. For example, > the user home directory field in /etc/passwd for my main account is set to > /cygdrive/c/DOKUME~1/mks/Home > (i. e. pointing to C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\mks\Home) and I have > never had any problems with this setting.
With bash, it's also possible to quote a file or directory name: PATH="$PATH:/Documents and Settings" but it isn't portable in all shells. Another solution would be to symlink the Windows directory into the home directory. ln -s /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/gang . and there should be no problem adding the symlinked directory to the path. -- Ctalk Home Page: http://ctalk-lang.sourceforge.net -- 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/
