Re: when to use a ln or a mount

2007-03-12 Thread zzapper
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" >>

Re: when to use a ln or a mount

2007-03-12 Thread Larry Hall (Cygwin)
zzapper wrote: Matthew Woehlke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: zzapper wrote: Hi, 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 s

Re: when to use a ln or a mount

2007-03-12 Thread Brian Dessent
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

Re: when to use a ln or a mount

2007-03-12 Thread Matthew Woehlke
zzapper wrote: Hi, 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