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Re: tar a filesystem outside of /cygwin


> From: Christopher Faylor <cygwin@cygwin.com>
> 
> On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 07:53:53AM +0100, Gerrit P. Haase wrote:
> >
> >$ mount c:\ftp /ftp
> >mount: /ftp: Invalid argument
> 
> If you do not specify a full path spec, you'll get an "invalid argument"
> error message.
> 
> I don't know why you are having such a hard time wrapping your brain around
> that fact, but that's ok.  I have nothing more to add to this thread.

I think Gerrit understands that fact, but is having trouble seeing
why mount doesn't complain about an apparently invalid argument
(c:\ftp) but does complain about one which is apparently valid (/ftp).


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