On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Thorsten Kampe <...> wrote: > * Ryan Stewart (Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:19:45 -0500) >> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Ryan Stewart <...> >> wrote: >> I found the problem. When I use scp--from computer A to computer B >> only--my home isn't c:\cygwin\home\ryan, but c:\Program >> File\Git\home\ryan. ??? > > Why do you think it is? Sorry, I should have given more detail. When I scp from computer A to B, the copy succeeds, but it places it in c:\Program Files\Git\home\ryan.
>> c:\cygwin\home\ryan is my home directory on both computer A and B in >> normal bash shells and also when I ssh from one to the other. Why is >> scp behaving differently? > > Check /etc/profile for details on how HOME is set... > I've seen that explanation. HOME is set to /home/ryan on both boxes, but this seems to be deeper than just how HOME is set, because a /home/ryan exists in both c:\Program Files\Git (wrong place) and c:\cygwin (right place). Why would cygwin put /home in a different place when I use scp? To make sure my problem is clear, given computers A and B, both with cygwin installed in the same place: from A: ssh B -> bash shell in c:\cygwin\home\ryan scp B -> file goes to c:\Program Files\Git\home\ryan from B: ssh A -> bash shell in c:\cygwin\home\ryan scp A -> file goes to c:\cygwin\home\ryan -- 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/
