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diff --git a/winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml b/winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml index 93b492281..ebfa8f09e 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml +++ b/winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml @@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ default printer with the command <command>cat filename > PRN</command> directory as Cygwin automatically simulates it internally. These devices cannot be seen with the command <command>ls /dev/</command> although commands such as <command>ls /dev/tty</command> work fine. +If you want to be able to see all devices in +<filename>/dev/</filename>, you can use Igor Pechtchanski's +<ulink +url="http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-03/txt00028.txt">create_devices.sh</ulink> +script. </para> <para> Cygwin supports the following devices commonly found on POSIX systems: @@ -167,7 +172,8 @@ Cygwin supports the following devices commonly found on POSIX systems: <filename>/dev/tty</filename>, <filename>/dev/ttym</filename>, <filename>/dev/ttyX</filename>, <filename>/dev/ttySX</filename>, <filename>/dev/pipe</filename>, <filename>/dev/port</filename>, -<filename>/dev/ptmx</filename>, <filename>/dev/mem</filename>, +<filename>/dev/ptmx</filename>, <filename>/dev/kmem</filename>, +<filename>/dev/mem</filename>, <filename>/dev/random</filename>, and <filename>/dev/urandom</filename>. Cygwin also has several Windows-specific devices: <filename>/dev/comX</filename> (the serial ports, starting with @@ -175,8 +181,8 @@ Cygwin also has several Windows-specific devices: <filename>/dev/conin</filename> (Windows <filename>CONIN$</filename>), <filename>/dev/conout</filename> (Windows <filename>CONOUT$</filename>), <filename>/dev/clipboard</filename> (the Windows clipboard, currently -text only), and -<filename>/dev/windows</filename> (the Windows message queue). +text only), and <filename>/dev/windows</filename> (the Windows message +queue). </para> <para>Windows NT/W2K/XP additionally support raw devices like floppies, @@ -254,9 +260,9 @@ The following three examples will not work as expected: </para> <screen> -mount -f -b /dev/nst0 /dev/tape -mount -f -b /device/tape0 /dev/tape -ln -s /device/tape0 /dev/tape +mount -f -b /dev/nst0 /dev/tape # DOES NOT WORK +mount -f -b /device/tape0 /dev/tape # DOES NOT WORK +ln -s /device/tape0 /dev/tape # DOES NOT WORK </screen> </warning> @@ -264,11 +270,11 @@ ln -s /device/tape0 /dev/tape <sect2><title>The .exe extension</title> -<para> Executable program filenames end with .exe but the .exe need -not be included in the command, so that traditional UNIX names can be -used. However, for programs that end in ".bat" and ".com", you cannot -omit the extension. -</para> +<para> Executable program filenames end with <filename>.exe</filename> +but the <filename>.exe</filename> need not be included in the command, +so that traditional UNIX names can be used. However, for programs that +end in <filename>.bat</filename> and <filename>.com</filename>, you +cannot omit the extension. </para> <para>As a side effect, the <command> ls filename</command> gives information about <filename>filename.exe</filename> if |