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mount -b option question
- To: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: mount -b option question
- From: ryl at innovix dot com (Raymond Y. Lillard)
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 11:29:56 -0800 (PST)
- Reply-To: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
Hi all,
I am new to Cygwin (just an old dog struggling with a
new trick called NT) just having a few days experience
with it.
My first attempt at mounting disks in the "/" (my C: drive)
was chaotic because after reading the FAQ it seemed that
the proper thing to do was mount the volumes with the
test = binary mode. I used (mount -b D: /volD). Doing
this broke virtually everything.
My best clue to the problem was that after each command
my cursor was positioned at the left edge of the window.
Further investigation with:
echo :$PS1: | od -xc
yielded:
0000000 5c3a 4075 685c 203a 0a3a
: \ u @ \ h : \r : \n
Note the <CR> character tacked on end of the prompt.
I remounted my volumes sans the '-b' option and my world
was restored.
Question: When would it be appropriate to us he '-b'
option to the mount command?
Thank to all
Ray
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