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diff --git a/winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml b/winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml index b8cd60c48..608f7f31d 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml +++ b/winsup/doc/pathnames.sgml @@ -51,11 +51,13 @@ under HKEY_LOCAL_SYSTEM. The user mount table takes precedence over the system-wide table if a path is mounted in both. This includes the setting of the cygdrive prefix.</para> -<para>Since Windows uses drive letters instead of a single filesystem -root, the POSIX root <filename>/</filename> must be set to a directory -in the Windows file system using the <command>mount</command> command. -Without a <filename>/</filename> mount, Cygwin processes cannot -distinguish between the Windows CurrentDrive and SystemDrive. +<para>The <command>mount</command> command can set the POSIX root +<filename>/</filename> to any directory in the Windows file system. +In absence of such a mount, Cygwin maps <filename>/</filename> to the +root of the current Windows working directory (for example, +<filename>H:\</filename> or <filename>\\computer\share</filename>). +Normally Cygwin's <command>setup.exe</command> creates the initial +mount point for the POSIX root. </para> <para>Whenever Cygwin generates a Win32 path from a POSIX one, it uses |