Using UNC paths from a windows command with bash commands

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

Chris Kimpton wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am writing a couple of scripts to check users in Active Directory
> their home/profile directories.
> 
> Using dsget -hmdir, gives me their home directory, in this format
> var=\\server\home$\username
> 
> Using this in a test, like if [ -d $var ] then fails, as it escapes
> the stuff prefixed by slash.  Is there a way to mangle the name into
> something cygwin/bash will like...?
> 
> I am think I am using the last cygwin/bash stuff - bash 3.2.9(11).
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Chris
> 
> PS looking at the list archive, I can see other people have asked
> similar questions... but I cannot see them being answered  :-(


Really?  I've seen lots of questions like this one that have been
pointed to 'cygpath'.  In any case, that's the utility you're looking
for.


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