Thank you very much. On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 1:49 AM David Brown <david.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 04/05/2023 01:40, Bernard Rich via Gcc-help wrote: > > I have downloaded the latest version of Cygwin and cannot determine how > to > > access special files, specifically a flash drive. Will you please tell me > > how to find the instructions? (I have read "Gcc Simplified" but did not > > recognize directions for this) > > Thank you very much. > > > > This is something that is related to Cygwin, not gcc. gcc is a C and > C++ compiler, and as far as the compiler and language are concerned, > files are files - there is nothing special about any of them. Cygwin > provides POSIX compatibility layers and files to make a Windows system > look a bit more like a POSIX system - it is Cygwin that handles any > special files. But the whole point of that is that, again, files are > files. > > Unless you are very lucky and find someone on this list that happens to > have worked with this kind of thing, this is not a good place to find > out more about Cygwin. You'll be better off looking for Cygwin-specific > mailing lists or support forums. > > David > >
