Brian Dessent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:45F5A072.4D263AA0 @dessent.net:
> zzapper wrote: > >> In my confused mind ln and mount seem to achieve the same thing. >> In my case I want to have an easy to type path(s) to my old pc >> >> so I typed:- >> >> mount -f -u -b "//dell25/c/" "/o" >> >> but I also tested >> >> ln -s //dell25/c/ /old >> >> In the Cygwin context does one method have any advatanges over the over? > Thanks the fog is starting to clear a ln (link) is basically from x to y whereas a mount is anywhere to y (although you can fudge a ln to look like a mount if you create it in a root directory) BTW for those who've never used either With the above mount I can transfer files from my old PC by cp /o/downloads/*.zip c:/zips -- zzapper http://SuccessTheory.com/tips/ vim, zsh & success tips -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
