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RE: ADDENDUM: sshd and /dev/tty?


jason.axley@attws.com wrote:
> BTW, why does cygwin32 use a virtual /dev directory instead of having
> actual device-special files in an actual /dev directory that you can
> see?
> 

This files will have no meaning on win32. /dev "dir" in cygwin is for compatibility only.

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