Re: Directory structuring

[PaulAThompson <patjahsd@gmail.com>]

Larry Hall (Cygwin-X) wrote:
> 
> On 6/26/2012 6:09 PM, PaulAThompson wrote:
>>
>> I am very confused about the correct manner of defining directory paths
>> under
>> cygwin, perl, and bash. I cannot determine the correct manner. Using the
>> cygwin window, I navigate to locations using
>>
>> cd /cygdrive/c/subdir
>>
>> Using a bash shell to run a perl process under the shell and passing in a
>> directory, I must use a windows-style specification with *nix forward
>> slashes
> 
> If you're using Cygwin's Perl, then you don't need to worry about
> windows-style paths.  If you must, for some reason, use the Windows-native
> Perl, then check out 'man cygpath'.  It will handle the file path
> conversions for you so you can stick with POSIX paths when you type.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks, Larry, you pointed me in the direction of checking my install. I
> did not have the cygwin perl installed. I will add that, and check again.
> 
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> Larry
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