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Re: Drive letter conversion (Re: pathname conversion)
- To: fine at mail dot cern dot ch
- Subject: Re: Drive letter conversion (Re: pathname conversion)
- From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry at piermont dot com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 15:21:18 -0400
- cc: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Reply-To: perry at piermont dot com
"Valery Fine" writes:
> but not "native" UNC ( what should I do to access trhe share
> "bin" of the computer "D" for example ? )
>
> //./<drive letter>$/<the local path>
>
> where //. just means the "local host"
1) That violates posix conventions on what ./ means....
2) the dollar sign also nukes posix....
Posix DOES recognise // conventions, though.
Perry
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