Greetings, Fergus Daly! > Until recently my Cygwin installation (which is of considerable size though > far from complete) > consisted entirely of directories (here about 3300), files (49000), links > (2300) and just 1 socket. > Now under /dev/ I find > 3 directories > 0 files > 4 links > 12 type b being block (buffered) special > 17 type c being character (unbuffered) special > I don't think I've installed anything new for ages so these have probably > arrived with an update. > For me the last two types are an entirely new animal. Is it easy to explain > what they are and (only > secondly, out of interest) whether anybody else is experiencing this for the > first time?
The "files" in /dev/ are virtual. If you check the directory from outside the Cygwin environment, you'll see it it nearly empty. -- With best regards, Andrey Repin Monday, January 9, 2023 00:09:58 Sorry for my terrible english... -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
