Re: CYGWIN UNIX FILE PATH LEAVES FILES UNDELETABLE THROUGH WIN7

[Dave Cottlehuber <dave at muse dot net dot nz>]

> After the deletions, only one directory and file were unable to be deleted,
> the file named " nul " in the directory " dev ".

This is well known (if you're an old timer - think cp/m, then DOS)  as
it's a reserved word. CON: NUL: LPT!: are all examples of this. The
solution is easy:

:: for files
del \\.\c:\cygwin\dev\nul
:: for dirs
rd \\.\c:\cygwin\dev\con

more info @ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/120716

cheers, Dave

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