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From: Andrey Repin <anrdaemon@yandex.ru>
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Greetings, Fergus Daly!

> Until recently my Cygwin installation (which is of considerable size though far from complete)
> consisted entirely of directories (here about 3300), files (49000), links (2300) and just 1 socket.
> Now under /dev/ I find 
> 3 directories
> 0 files
> 4 links
> 12 type b being block (buffered) special
> 17 type c being character (unbuffered) special
> I don't think I've installed anything new for ages so these have probably arrived with an update.
> For me the last two types are an entirely new animal. Is it easy to explain what they are and (only
> secondly, out of interest) whether anybody else is experiencing this for the first time?

The "files" in /dev/ are virtual.
If you check the directory from outside the Cygwin environment, you'll see it
it nearly empty.


-- 
With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Monday, January 9, 2023 00:09:58

Sorry for my terrible english...