Greetings, Diego Mesa! > I have tried as suggested in [#1] and used the mount command as > follows but it still doesnt work. However, my ~ is indeed my ~
For all your struggles, I think there's one point that you're missing. For /etc/fstab changes to take effect, any and all applications using cygwin1.dll should be stopped first. Easiest is to restart a box. > ~:pwd > /cygdrive/c/Users/myname > ~:cat /etc/fstab > # For a description of the file format, see the Users Guide > # http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#mount-table > # This is default anyway: > none /cygdrive cygdrive binary,posix=0,user 0 0 > #none / cygdrive binary 0 0% > ~:mount -c / > ~:pwd > /cygdrive/c/Users/myname > Note: for some strange reason the listserv isnt making it to my inbox. > Im checking it from: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2013-10/msg00012.html > and so my responses aren't showing up correctly. > [#1] http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2013-10/msg00012.html > On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Diego Mesa <diego...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I tried removing the first line, but still appear in some no mands >> land directory: >> >> :cat /et/fstab >> # For a description of the file format, see the Users Guide >> # http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#mount-table >> >> # This is default anyway: >> #none /cygdrive cygdrive binary,posix=0,user 0 0 >> none / cygdrive binary 0 0 >> >> :pwd >> /cygdrive/c/Users/myname >> >> :ls -al >> .bashrc >> >> The actual contents of C/users/myname are all of my custom files which >> are not showing up here. >> >> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 4:55 PM, Diego Mesa <diego...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> Ive seen and done as suggested on this realted question [#1] about >>> removing cygdrive prefix but am still unable to get ride of the >>> /cygdrive/c prefix, and have encountered even stranger errors! >>> >>> My True directory >>> :pwd >>> /cygdrive/c/Users/myname >>> :ls >>> file1 >>> file2 >>> ... >>> >>> My Fstab >>> :cat /etc/fstab >>> # For a description of the file format, see the Users Guide >>> # http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#mount-table >>> >>> # This is default anyway: >>> none /cygdrive cygdrive binary,posix=0,user 0 0 >>> >>> As a matter of fact, when I add the answer from that question, my ~ >>> directory is no longer my actual home directory! >>> >>> :cat /etc/fstab >>> # For a description of the file format, see the Users Guide >>> # http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#mount-table >>> >>> # This is default anyway: >>> none /cygdrive cygdrive binary,posix=0,user 0 0 >>> none / cygdrive binary 0 0 >>> >>> :ls >>> .bashrc >>> .zshrc >>> >>> and those are empty/not my real ones! What can I do? >>> >>> >>> [#1] >>> http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/44677/how-do-i-get-rid-of-cygwins-cygdrive-prefix-in-all-paths > -- > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple -- WBR, Andrey Repin (anrdae...@yandex.ru) 03.10.2013, <03:33> Sorry for my terrible english... -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
