Re: Long File Names and 8.3

2003-02-14 Thread Dave Whiteley
On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 10:39:47AM -, Vince Hoffman wrote: > try a "which ls" rather than whereis. > also try "type -a ls" > Ta. This does indicate the location of the "ls" it is really running. Now I have to work out why it is the wrong one! The PATH looks OK. I will collect some more ev

RE: Long File Names and 8.3

2003-02-14 Thread Vince Hoffman
try a "which ls" rather than whereis. also try "type -a ls" > -Original Message- > From: Dave Whiteley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 14 February 2003 10:16 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Long File Names and 8.3 > > > Hello, &

Long File Names and 8.3

2003-02-14 Thread Dave Whiteley
Hello, I have a wierd problem. I have just installed a new version of cygwin. When running Bash:- I use the command "ls" It displays filenames in dos garbled 8.3 format with the ~tildes in. I do "whereis ls" It tells me /usr/bin/ls I use the command "/usr/bin/ls" and it displays files in th