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* pathnames.xml (cygdrive): Add /proc/cygdrive description.

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2014-09-05 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* pathnames.xml (cygdrive): Add /proc/cygdrive description.
2014-09-03 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
* utils.xml (setfacl): Align documentation to help text in setfacl.

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<para>To simplify scripting, Cygwin also provides a
<filename>/proc/cygdrive</filename> symlink, which allows to use a fixed path
in scripts, even if the actual cygdrive prefix has been changed, or is different
between different users. So, in scripts, conveniently use the
<filename>/proc/cygdrive</filename> symlink to successfully access files
independently from the current cygdrive prefix:</para>
<screen>
$ mount -p
Prefix Type Flags
/mnt user binmode
$ cat &gt; x.sh &lt;&lt;EOF
cd /proc/cygdrive/c/Windows/System32/Drivers/etc
ls -l hosts
EOF
$ sh -c ./x.sh
-rwxrwx---+ 1 SYSTEM SYSTEM 826 Sep 4 22:43 hosts
</screen>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="pathnames-symlinks"><title>Symbolic links</title>