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diff --git a/winsup/doc/cygwinenv.sgml b/winsup/doc/cygwinenv.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index 8f5de3e..0000000 --- a/winsup/doc/cygwinenv.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,91 +0,0 @@ -<sect1 id="using-cygwinenv"><title>The <EnVar>CYGWIN</EnVar> environment -variable</title> - -<para>The <EnVar>CYGWIN</EnVar> environment variable is used to configure -many global settings for the Cygwin runtime system. It contains the options -listed below, separated by blank characters. Many options can be turned off -by prefixing with <literal>no </literal>.</para> - -<itemizedlist Mark="bullet"> -<listitem> -<para><FirstTerm>(no)binmode</FirstTerm> - if set, non-disk -(e.g. pipe and COM ports) file opens default to binary mode -(no CR/LF/Ctrl-Z translations) instead of text mode. -Defaults to set (binary mode). This option must be set -before starting a Cygwin shell to have an effect on redirection. -</para> -<warning><title>Warning!</title><para>If set in 12/98 b20.1, all files -always open in binary mode.</para> </warning> -</listitem> -<listitem> -<para><FirstTerm>(no)envcache</FirstTerm> - If set, environment variable -conversions (between Win32 and POSIX) are cached. Note that this is may -cause problems if the mount table changes, as the cache is not invalidated -and may contain values that depend on the previous mount table -contents. Defaults to set.</para> -</listitem> -<listitem> -<para><FirstTerm>(no)export</FirstTerm> - if set, the final values of these -settings are re-exported to the environment as $CYGWIN again.</para> -</listitem> -<listitem> -<para><FirstTerm>(no)glob</FirstTerm> - if set, command line arguments -containing UNIX-style file wildcard characters (brackets, question mark, -asterisk, escaped with \) are expanded into lists of files that match -those wildcards. -This is applicable only to programs running from a DOS command line prompt. -Default is set.</para> -</listitem> -<listitem> -<para><FirstTerm>(no)ntea</FirstTerm> - if set, use the full NT Extended -Attributes to store UNIX-like inode information. -This option only operates under Windows NT. Defaults to not set. </para> -<Warning><Title>Warning!</Title> <para>This may create additional -<emphasis>large</emphasis> files on non-NTFS partitions.</para></Warning> -</listitem> -<listitem> -<para><FirstTerm>(no)ntsec</FirstTerm> - if set, use the NT security -model to set UNIX-like permissions on files and processes. The -file permissions can only be set on NTFS partitions. FAT and SAMBA doesn't -support the NT file security. For more information, read the documentation -in <citation>ntsec.sgml</citation>.</para> -</listitem> -<listitem> -<para><FirstTerm>(no)reset_com</FirstTerm> - if set, serial ports are reset -to 9600-8-N-1 with no flow control when used. This is done at open -time and when handles are inherited. Defaults to set.</para> -</listitem> -<listitem> -<para><FirstTerm>strace=n[:cache][,filename]</FirstTerm> - configures system -tracing. Off by default, setting various bits in <literal>n</literal> (a -bit flag) enables various types of system messages. Setting -<literal>n</literal> to 1 enables most messages. Other values can be found -in <filename>sys/strace.h</filename>. The <literal>:cache</literal> option -lets you specify how many lines to cache before flushing the output -(example: <literal>strace=1:20</literal>). The <literal>filename</literal> -option lets you send the messages to a file instead of the screen. </para> -</listitem> -<listitem> -<para><FirstTerm>(no)strip_title</FirstTerm> - if set, strips the directory -part off the window title, if any. Default is not set.</para> -</listitem> -<listitem> -<para><FirstTerm>(no)title</FirstTerm> - if set, the title bar -reflects the name of the program currently running. Default is not -set. Note that under Win9x the title bar is always enabled and it is -stripped by default, but this is because of the way Win9x works. In -order not to strip, specify <literal>title</literal> or <literal>title -nostrip_title</literal>.</para> -</listitem> -<listitem> -<para><FirstTerm>(no)tty</FirstTerm> - if set, Cygwin enables extra support -(i.e., termios) for UNIX-like ttys. -It is not compatible with some Windows programs. -Defaults to not set, in which case the tty is opened in text mode -with ^Z as EOF. Note that this has been changed such that ^D works as -expected instead of ^Z, and is settable via stty. -This option must be specified before starting a Cygwin shell -and it cannot be changed in the shell.</para> -</listitem> -</itemizedlist> -</sect1> |