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Re: Suggestion: /etc/hosts


On 09 Sep 2002, Paul Johnston <paj@pajhome.org.uk> wrote:

> I think the cygwin
> install should create this symbolic link:
> 
> /etc/hosts -> ${SYSTEMROOT}/system32/drivers/etc/hosts

I like the idea in principle. Depending on your setup though, 
editing a file in your favourite Cygwin based editor might give 
you an odd looking file in the end (some lines with DOS-endings 
and some with *n*x-endings). I doubt Cygwin would have a problem 
with that, but I don't really want to test what Windows would 
do.

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