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diff --git a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo index d1077b837..0c1745d9e 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo @@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ or @subsection Why can't I cd into a shortcut to a directory? +This is only valid up to but not including version 1.3.0: + Cygwin does not follow MS Windows Explorer Shortcuts (*.lnk files). It sees a shortcut as a regular file and this you cannot "cd" into it. @@ -106,6 +108,8 @@ with shortcuts. The major problem with this is that .LNK files would then be used to symlink Cygwin paths that may or may not be valid under native Win32 non-Cygwin applications such as Explorer. +Since version 1.3.0, Cygwin treats shortcuts as symlinks. + @subsection I'm having basic problems with find. Why? Make sure you are using the find that came with Cygwin and that you |