RE: mkdir -p fails for drive specifiers.

[Jan Hoogma]

full workaround in a script.

                                        # While the -p option fails due to
confuse drive with directory "//D/" must be replaced by "/cygdrive/D/"
                                        sed_script='s/^\/\//\/cygdrive\//g'
                                        sed_result=`echo "$locfldr_adlfile"
| sed -e "$sed_script"`
                                        `mkdir -p "$sed_result"`

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Hoogma 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 11:54
> To:   'address@hidden'
> Subject:      RE: mkdir -p fails for drive specifiers.
> 
> Correct unix stylish workaround solution that works is:
> 
>       $ mkdir -p "/cygdrive/D/Projects/aaa/bbb/ccc"
> 
> Greetings,
> Jan
> 
> 
>       -----Original Message-----
>       From:   Jan Hoogma 
>       Sent:   Tuesday, August 07, 2001 11:48
>       To:     'address@hidden'
>       Subject:        mkdir -p fails for drive specifiers.
> 
>       Bug report:
> 
>       The -p option for mkdir fails.
>       Caused while the drive is treated as path. 
> 
>       The Cygwin that I use is:
>       $ uname -a
>       CYGWIN_NT-4.0 8003CKP90924 1.3.2(0.39/3/2) 2001-05-20 23:28 i686
> unknown
> 
> 
>       Bug replay:
> 
>       $ cd //D/Projects
> 
>       The following command fails:
>       $ mkdir -p "//D/Projects/aaa/bbb/ccc"
>        
>       The following command works (replaced unix"//D" by dos stylish "D:"
> )
>       $ mkdir -p "D:/Projects/aaa/bbb/ccc"
> 
>       Greetings,
>       Jan Hoogma
> 
>