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Re: bash: tar: command not found
PCYMTNQREAIYR, especially don't quote cygwin AT cygwin DOT com!
Jeff Hawk wrote:
Thorsten Kampe wrote:
\cygwin\usr\bin and \cygwin\usr\lib are /real/ directories created by
the initial Cygwin installation routine. He shouldn't delete those
directories - just keep them empty...
Not true...
I have Cygwin installed and there is NO c:\cygwin\usr\bin directory
As has been mentioned before, /usr/bin is a *mount* point, not a real directory.
Just saying that is only half the story (and somewhat misleading), as
Cygwin is actually "odd" in allowing this non-standard behavior. On most
POSIX systems, a "real directory" is *required* for a mount point.
The "shadowing" behavior Igor mentioned is normal in the POSIX world.
However it does appear to be the case that the current 1.5.x Cygwin
fully "pretends" that the mount points exist for you without actually
requiring real directories.
--
Matthew
GDRLaH - Grin, Duck, and Run Like a Hippo! :-)
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