There is no \device directory. You just use /dev/whatever even though it doesn't show up in ls.
On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Jwelch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok, that makes sense but I don't have the /device directory. How do I create > it so I can see it? > > > > > Dave Korn wrote: >> >> Jwelch wrote on 26 June 2008 18:13: >> >>> I've been trying to do a block copy of one of my systems but I'm having >>> an >>> issue with finding the partition on cygwin. When I go to /dev, I don't >>> see >>> my hard drives so I can't do a DD. >> >> Even though you don't see them, they are there. The /dev filesystem is >> (more-or-less) entirely synthetic under cygwin. See here for the details >> of >> the device names you'll want to use: >> >> http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-specialnames.html >> >> Note especially the first paragraph under "POSIX devices". >> >> cheers, >> DaveK >> -- >> Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... >> >> >> -- >> 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/ >> >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/DD-over-Netcat-tp18138826p18140123.html > Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > -- > 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/ > > -- Mark J. Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- 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/
