'cygpath -d' returns a Dos path. If you are executing in a Cygwin shell you
should retrieve a Unix path. Try:
cygpath -u <dos or windows address>
However, to be generic (your question) you have to give cygpath the path to the
Desktop - which was your original question. In Win200x, WinXP, and I think
WinNT, the desktop is user specific, and not global to all user's. To get the
path:
/cygdrive/c/Documents\ and\ Settings/<user account name>/Desktop/
If it's for the current Cygwin user, try:
/cygdrive/c/Documents\ and\ Settings/`whoami`/Desktop/
Change '/cygdrive/c' to represent the actual drive containing 'Documents\ and\
Settings'.
art
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