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Re: FAQ topic "What about special DOS devices"


Hi

>>From: "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>
>>To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
>>Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 11:58 AM
>>Subject: FAQ topic "What about special DOS devices"
>>
>>
>>
>>>Can we add "(i.e. comX, lptX, aux)"
>>>
>>                                     ^ to the title of the question
>>
> 
> I think that would confuse the people that don't already know about the
> problem.  "com1, com2, lpt1, aux" are more concrete and are more likely to
> be found by a search.


Maybe it would also be nice to add a small warning that filenames with 
colons (":") are not possible with cygwin (because they are not possible 
in windows). Unfortunately they are quite common in bsd-ports with patches.


Volker




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