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RE: problem with mkdir -p on network-path



> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com
> [mailto:cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com]On Behalf Of Helmut Dipper
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 5:42 PM
> To: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Subject: problem with mkdir -p on network-path
>
>
> I use bash and fileutils from the latest distribution
> on Windows-NT 4.0 SP5.
>
> There is a domain server "GIS1" with a directory "GIS10".
>
> The directory //GIS1/GIS10/UT/software/GAA_31 exists,
> but not //GIS1/GIS10/UT/software/GAA_31/xxx.
>
> mkdir -p //GIS1/GIS10/UT/software/GAA_31/xxx
> delivers
> mkdir: cannot create directory `//GIS1': No such host or network path
>
> Question:
> Why tries mkdir to create the directory which already exists?
>

mkdir -p checks if every component of path exists and is directory. //GIS1 is
_not_ directory (in the common sense). It is network server. And even
//GIS1/GIS10 is not a directory - it is share on network server.

I have no idea, how to check for existence of network server. Alternatively,
mkdir -p could just skip //server and start with //server/share - this check
is O.K.:

mw1g017@MW1G17C% [[ -d //itsrm2 ]] && print yes!
mw1g017@MW1G17C% [[ -d //itsrm2/Microsoft ]] && print yes!
yes!

-andrej


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