> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf > Of Chris January > Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 9:43 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: /dev/registry > > > How about adding a /dev/registry fhandler to Cygwin? Registry keys would be > directories and values in the registry files. I'm willing to try coding this > if people think it's a good idea. It allows shell scripts to easily access > registry keys as well as programs. >
Well, it looks like I'll be the only one, but this sounds to me like an insanely *BAD* idea. It seems to me to be hard enough to keep the Windows registry in one piece even if you don't dink with it; I shudder to think what horrors await sombody with fat fingers and an itchy TAB finger (i.e. me): cat HundredsOfMBsOfCrap > /dev/r[TAB-oops-I-meant...well-something-else-anyway] I'm trying to think where this would actually be useful, but I'm drawing a blank. It seems to me that the registry should have at least a slightly higher barrier to entry than the command line. -- Gary R. Van Sickle Brewer. Patriot. -- 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/