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diff --git a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo index a2f7861..3fbbc46 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo @@ -119,6 +119,27 @@ Cygwin User's Guide at @file{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/cygwin-ug-net/cygwin-ug-net.html} for more information on this variable and its settings. +@subsection Why doesn't @samp{mkdir -p} work on a network share? + +Unfortunately, you cannot do something like this: + +@example +bash$ mkdir -p //MACHINE/Share/path/to/new/dir +mkdir: cannot create directory `//MACHINE': No such file or directory +@end example + +This is because mkdir checks for the existence of each directory on the +path, creating them as necessary. Since @samp{//MACHINE} is not a +directory (you can't cd to it either), mkdir tries to create it, and +fails. + +This might get fixed someday, but for now, you have to work around it: + +@example +bash$ cd //MACHINE/Share +bash$ mkdir -p path/to/new/dir +@end example + @subsection Why don't cursor keys work under Win95/Win98? @strong{(Please note: This section has not yet been updated for the latest |