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* * 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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* * pathnames.xml: Fix a typo.Christopher Faylor2007-12-161-1/+1
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* * pathnames.sgml: Change text for the order in which executablesCorinna Vinschen2006-07-181-3/+5
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* Slight rearragementJoshua Daniel Franklin2005-06-051-5/+7
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* * pathnames.sgml (mount-table): Indicate that user-specificCorinna Vinschen2005-04-201-1/+3
| | | | mounts override system-wide.
* * pathnames.sgml: Clarify binmode/textmode behavior slightly.Christopher Faylor2005-03-061-4/+8
| | | | * textbinary.sgml: Ditto.
* Update Makefile to use xmltoJoshua Daniel Franklin2004-12-271-5/+9
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