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* Modernized user guide, API reference, and FAQ generation. OverallWarren Young2013-05-011-1005/+0
| | | | | | effect is to move away from DocBook SGML and DJ Delorie's doctool and toward pure DocBook XSL. (There remains just one use of doctool, and we have plans for replacing it, too.) See ChangeLog for details.
* * Throughout, eliminate Windows 2000 from the documentation.Corinna Vinschen2013-04-231-6/+1
| | | | * overview.sgml (brief-history): Mention native AMD64 support.
* * pathnames.sgml: Remove stray '@'.Christopher Faylor2013-02-131-1/+1
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* * pathnames.sgml: Clarify '@' processing.Christopher Faylor2013-02-131-5/+5
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* * pathnames.sgml (pathnames-at): Drop confusing description onCorinna Vinschen2012-12-201-1/+0
| | | | "embedded double quotes".
* * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.18): Add sparse change.Corinna Vinschen2012-12-141-0/+4
| | | | * pathnames.sgml (mount-table): Document sparse mount option.
* * pathnames.sgml (pathnames-intro): Remove paragraph on UNC paths.Corinna Vinschen2012-07-201-7/+23
| | | | | | | | Try to be clearer on POSIX vs. Win32 paths. (unc-paths): New section. (cygdrive): Fix a few SGML qualifiers. * setup-net.sgml: Move ntsec section from here... * using.sgml: ..to here.
* * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.12): Create. Move mountinfo here.Corinna Vinschen2012-03-291-11/+17
| | | | | | Add /dev notice. * pathnames.sgml (pathnames-posixdevices): Rephrase to account for /dev change in 1.7.12.
* * faq-using.xml: Fix typos.Corinna Vinschen2012-02-041-6/+6
| | | | | | | | * ntsec.sgml: Ditto. * pathnames.sgml: Ditto. * setup2.sgml: Ditto. * setup-net.sgml: Ditto. (setup-dir): Drop paragraph on Unix/DOS file mode.
* * pathnames.sgml (mount-table): Rephrase a few expressions forCorinna Vinschen2012-01-241-7/+12
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* * faq-using.xml (faq.using.converting-paths): Remove reference toCorinna Vinschen2011-11-181-8/+14
| | | | | | | | | | | | | cygwin.bat. (faq.using.emacs): Drop "CYGWIN=tty" setting. * pathnames.sgml (pathnames-posixdevices): Align list of device names with changes in 1.7.10. * setup2.sgml (setup-env-ov): Drop text which assumes that Cygwin processes are started in console window. Align wording to lessened relevance of $CYGWIN. Don't use dropped CYGWIN setting in example. (setup-locale-how): Put using console and Cygwin.bat file into perspective. (setup-locale-problems): Ditto.
* Throughout remove NT4 from documentation.Corinna Vinschen2011-05-021-6/+5
| | | | * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.10): Document change in passwd command.
* * pathnames.sgml (mount-table): Fix pathnames-mount-ex example. ChangeCorinna Vinschen2010-09-271-7/+7
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* * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.7): Change to describe partialCorinna Vinschen2010-08-271-71/+47
| | | | | | | reversion to pre-1.7.6 behaviour. (ov-new1.7.6): Deprecate description of CWD handling. * pathnames.sgml (pathnames-win32-api): Rewrite to reflect new CWD behaviour.
* * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.7): New section.Corinna Vinschen2010-08-191-46/+106
| | | | | | * pathnames.sgml: Throughout, align style of screen elements. Throughout, make all emphasis elements bold. (pathnames-win32-api): Rewrite section.
* * pathnames.sgml (pathnames-win32-api): Try to use a more clear wording.Corinna Vinschen2010-08-181-2/+4
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* * faq-programming.xml (faq.programming.win32-api): Remove simplicity.Corinna Vinschen2010-08-131-1/+34
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Add note and xrefs to User's Guide chapters explaining restrictions using the Win32 API. * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.6): Add note about Win CWD. * overview2.sgml (ov-hi-intro): Add note and xrefs about Win32 API restrictions. Tone down flexibility. * pathnames.sgml (pathnames-intro): Add xref to pathnames-win32-api section. (pathnames-win32-api): New section describing Win32 CWD restriction. * setup2.sgml (setup-env-ov): New sub-section. (setup-env-win32): Ditto, describing Win32 environment restriction.
* * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.6): Document "bind" option.Corinna Vinschen2010-08-111-0/+18
| | | | * pathnames.sgml (mount-table): Add "bind" option with example.
* * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.6): Add new "dos" and "inode" mountCorinna Vinschen2010-04-291-10/+29
| | | | | | | | options. * pathnames.sgml (mount-table): Ditto. (pathnames-specialchars): Change description order. Add paragraph to explain new behaviour in terms of leading spaces and trailing dots and spaces in pathnames.
* * pathnames.sgml: Clarify wording of user-specific fstab files. Fix typo.Christopher Faylor2010-03-251-2/+2
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* * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.2): Add native DOS path and UNC pathCorinna Vinschen2010-02-151-5/+65
| | | | | | | | | change. * pathnames.sgml (pathnames-intro): Make the Win32 path text a note and xref to new pathnames-win32 section. (cygdrive): Add description how the cygdrive mount flags apply to UNC paths starting with slashes. (pathnames-win32): New section describing native path handling.
* * faq-using.xml: Fix typos and remove incorrect locale-specificCorinna Vinschen2010-01-251-12/+2
| | | | | | documentation. * new-features.sgml: Ditto. * pathnames.sgml: Ditto.
* * pathnames.sgml (mount-table): Add info that posix=0 is default forCorinna Vinschen2010-01-111-2/+3
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* * pathnames.sgml (mount-table): Add missing slash in pathname.Corinna Vinschen2009-12-231-1/+1
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* * pathnames.sgml (pathnames-specialchars): Fix typos.Corinna Vinschen2009-11-161-2/+2
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* * pathnames.sgml: Add limitation of case sensitivity with CreateProcess.Corinna Vinschen2009-10-281-4/+8
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* * pathnames.sgml (pathnames-specialchars): Add control chars to theCorinna Vinschen2009-10-091-1/+8
| | | | list. Explain backslash exception.
* * new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7-file): Ctrl-X, not Ctrl-N.Corinna Vinschen2009-09-301-4/+4
| | | | | | | | | | * pathnames.sgml (pathnames-unusual): Ditto. * setup2.sgml (setup-locale-ov): Change description according to latest changes. (setup-locale-how): Rewrite. (setup-locale-console): Enable section again. Change to reflect recent changes. (setup-locale-problems): Change to reflect recent changes.
* * pathnames.sgml: Fix typo.Christopher Faylor2009-07-081-1/+1
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* Change explicitely to explicitly throughout.Christopher Faylor2009-05-271-2/+2
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* * faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.upgrade-mountpoints): New entry.Corinna Vinschen2009-05-141-0/+20
| | | | | | | * faq-using.xml (faq.using.directory-structure): Align example to latest mount output. * pathnames.sgml (mount-table): Add note about upgrade helper scripts to create /etc/fstab and /etc/fstab.f/${USER}.
* * new-features.sgml: Add automounting of /, /usr/bin, and /usr/lib.Corinna Vinschen2009-05-141-9/+23
| | | | | | | | * pathnames.sgml (pathnames-intro): Be more verbose about POSIX and Win32 paths. (mount-table): Add "auto" flag. Add a paragraph about /usr/bin and /usr/lib. (pathnames-mount-ex): Enhance flags output.
* cygwin ChangeLogChristopher Faylor2009-05-141-21/+30
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2009-05-13 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx> * mount.cc (mount_info::got_usr_bin): Define. (mount_info::got_usr_lib): Ditto. (mount_info::root_idx): Ditto. (mount_info::create_root_entry): Create root entry as immutable and flag as automatic. (mount_info::init): Remove "Huh? No /etc/fstab..." warning. Unconditionally call from_fstab for user and system tables. Fill in /usr/bin and /usr/lib if they have not been specified in /etc/fstab. (oopts): Alphabetize. Add "override" option to allow overriding immutable mount points. (mount_info::add_item): Accommodate new MOUNT_IMMUTABLE flag intended for root mount. (mount_info::add_item): Detect "/usr/bin", "/usr/lib", and "/" and set appropriate global state. (fillout_mntent): Add ,auto to mount points added by Cygwin DLL. (mount): Remove masking of MOUNT_SYSTEM. Allow user to shoot themselves. Add comment. * mount.h (mount_info::got_usr_bin): Declare. (mount_info::got_usr_lib): Ditto. (mount_info::root_idx): Ditto. * include/sys/mount.h: Reformat enum. Add MOUNT_{OVERRIDE,IMMUTABLE,AUTOMATIC}. doc ChangeLog 2009-05-13 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx> * pathnames.sgml (mount-table): Sort mount options and add override option. Add description of root mount handling. utils ChangeLog 2009-05-13 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> Christopher Faylor <me+cygwin@cgf.cx> * mount.cc (oopts): Sort. Add override option. Add dummy "auto" option for consistency. (mount_entries): Avoid adding auto-mounted entries to -m output. * utils.sgml: Sort mount options. Add description of override option.
* * pathnames.sgml (pathnames-unusual): Talk about using UTF-8 in CCorinna Vinschen2009-05-131-0/+5
| | | | | locale. * setup2.sgml (setup-locale-problems): Ditto.
* * Various syntactical and semantical fixes throughout.Corinna Vinschen2009-04-031-17/+18
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* * cygwinenv.sgml: Add text to explain new UTF-16 symlinks.Corinna Vinschen2009-03-261-4/+3
| | | | | | | | | | * faq-api.xml: Add FAQ entry "Why do some of my old symlinks don't work anymore?" * new-features.sgml: Fix symlink text. Add new UTF-16 symlinks. * overview2.sgml: Add text about new UTF-16 symlinks and potential problems with old symlinks. * pathnames.sgml: Fix typo. * setup2.sgml: Extend text about problems with symlinks.
* * pathnames.sgml: Add a note that ASCII SO handling isn't foolproofCorinna Vinschen2009-03-251-1/+6
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* * new-features.sgml: Add missing GB2312 and eucKR character sets.Corinna Vinschen2009-03-251-8/+54
| | | | | | | | | | * pathnames.sgml: Change "DOS devices" title to "Invalid filenames" and rephrase that section. Add section "Filenames with unusual (foreign) characters". Fix an emphasis. * setup-net.sgml: Integrate setup-locale section. * setup2.sgml: Add locale variables to section "Environment Variables". Add section "Internationalization".
* * pathnames.sgml: Try to be more clear explain raw devices.Corinna Vinschen2009-03-091-22/+57
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* * pathnames.sgml: Remove reference to managed mountpoints in mountCorinna Vinschen2009-03-031-4/+4
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* * pathnames.sgml: Add a cygdrive section.Corinna Vinschen2009-02-131-15/+56
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* * pathnames.sgml: Replace "binmode" with new "binary" output of mount.Corinna Vinschen2009-02-131-6/+6
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* * pathnames.sgml: Rephrase the "Case sensitive filenames" chapterCorinna Vinschen2009-02-031-18/+18
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* * pathnames.sgml: Add requirement for world-readability of specialCorinna Vinschen2009-01-241-0/+6
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* * pathnames.sgml: Add section about accessing /etc files.Corinna Vinschen2009-01-241-2/+40
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* * gcc.sgml: Use 'bash$' as Cygwin prompt throughout.Corinna Vinschen2008-12-151-4/+5
| | | | | * gdb.sgml: Ditto. * pathnames.sgml: Ditto. Fix the @ expansion example.
* * pathnames.sgml: Convert some backslashes to slashes.Christopher Faylor2008-12-131-10/+10
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* * pathnames.sgml: New section for /proc/registry. Document registryCorinna Vinschen2008-12-121-9/+40
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* * pathnames.sgml: Move description for (cyg,not)exec mount optionsCorinna Vinschen2008-08-131-4/+19
| | | | from utils.sgml here. Clarify nouser mount points.
* * Revamp documentation for Cygwin 1.7, part 1.Corinna Vinschen2008-07-171-141/+301
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