From 82d8626287eae6e89cfec111193ecdf52baa566d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Diomidis Spinellis Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 08:47:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Summarize Cygwin and Windows path mapping Addresses: #issuecomment-175369010 --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a1ffb25..c406e8f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ These are items relevant *only* on OS X. - Access the Windows registry with `regtool`. -- Convert between Cygwin and Windows-style file paths with `cygpath`. This is most useful in scripts that invoke Windows programs. +- Note that a `C:\` Windows drive path becomes `/cygdrive/c` under Cygwin, and that Cygwin's `/` appears under `C:\cygwin` on Windows. Convert between Cygwin and Windows-style file paths with `cygpath`. This is most useful in scripts that invoke Windows programs. - You can perform and script most Windows system administration tasks from the command line by learning and using `wmic`.