At 11:44 AM 8/7/2001, Mike wrote: >Hi all, > >I'm sorry for this question (that looks trivial) but I'm a newbie. >Here is the question : > >Is there an easy way for me to use DOS path (using backslashes) under >Cygwin ? > >I've tried : 'c:\winnt\system32\calc.exe" but it does not work. >Of course c:/winnt/system32/calc.exe works but I try to use Windows programs >that open files with a DOS like path... > >Thanks for your help. Did you check out the documentation and FAQ at www.cygwin.com. This information is a must for newbies. In your case, you may be particularly interested in the following FAQ entry: How do I convert between Windows and UNIX paths? http://www.cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC29 Good luck, Larry Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 118 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
Re: backslash in pathfile under Cygwin
Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) Tue, 07 Aug 2001 08:29:49 -0700
- backslash in pathfile under Cygwin Mike
- Re: backslash in pathfile under Cygwin Prentis Brooks
- backslash in pathfile under Cygwin Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)
- backslash in pathfile under Cygwin David Starks-Browning