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| author | David Starks-Browning <starksb@ebi.ac.uk> | 2000-11-17 12:10:04 +0000 |
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| committer | David Starks-Browning <starksb@ebi.ac.uk> | 2000-11-17 12:10:04 +0000 |
| commit | b9448841dbf2c48d9bec26b1a8948646485916a4 (patch) | |
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Fix error in "Why doesn't my script work?", add note about 'mount -x'.
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diff --git a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo index 87699f689..b18619a81 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo @@ -162,15 +162,20 @@ they are executable. If your script does not start with @end example (or any path to a script interpreter, it does not have to be /bin/sh) -then Cygwin will not know it is an executable script. The common Bourne -shell idiom +then Cygwin will not know it is an executable script. The Bourne shell +idiom @example : # This is the 2nd line, assume processing by /bin/sh @end example -does not work. +also works. + +Note that you can use @samp{mount -x} to force Cygwin to treat all files +under the mount point as executable. This can be used for individual +files as well as directories. Then Cygwin will not bother to read files +to determine whether they are executable. @subsection Why don't cursor keys work under Win95/Win98? |