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diff --git a/fish/guestfish.pod b/fish/guestfish.pod index 58f0bd9d..eb9ff39a 100644 --- a/fish/guestfish.pod +++ b/fish/guestfish.pod @@ -798,19 +798,24 @@ on each one. Then you can close the mapper device: =head1 WINDOWS PATHS If a path is prefixed with C<win:> then you can use Windows-style -paths (with some limitations). The following commands are equivalent: +drive letters and paths (with some limitations). The following +commands are equivalent: file /WINDOWS/system32/config/system.LOG - file win:/windows/system32/config/system.log - file win:\windows\system32\config\system.log - file WIN:C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\conFIG\SYSTEM.LOG + file WIN:C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM.LOG + +The parameter is rewritten "behind the scenes" by looking up the +position where the drive is mounted, prepending that to the path, +changing all backslash characters to forward slash, then resolving the +result using L</case-sensitive-path>. For example if the E: drive +was mounted on C</e> then the parameter might be rewritten like this: + + win:e:\foo\bar => /e/FOO/bar -This syntax implicitly calls C<case-sensitive-path> (q.v.) so it also -handles case insensitivity like Windows would. This only works in -argument positions that expect a path. +This only works in argument positions that expect a path. =head1 UPLOADING AND DOWNLOADING FILES |