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Re: /cygdrive/windows ?

To: cygwin-developers at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
Subject: Re: /cygdrive/windows ?
From: DJ Delorie <dj at delorie dot com>
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 14:55:02 -0400
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> As far as /boot is concerned, I like the name, but I hate polluting the
> namespace.  We've already abrogated /cygdrive, so I was thinking that
> we should stick with that even though it doesn't make sense to refer
> to the windows directory as a "drive".

Except that the user can change "cygdrive" also.  The only hard-coded
path we use is "/dev/" so maybe you want "/dev/boot/windir" ?

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