----- Original Message ----- From: "Corinna Vinschen" <cygwin@cygwin.com> >> > In the case of both /cygdrive and /registry, I simply wouldn't allow the > > existance of real files - though Win32 will mess that up, ofcourse. >> Yep, that's it. You can't prevent it. The question is just if > the fhandler has to list it or not. Yup, up to the fhandler, just like in linux (mount over a dir with curent content, it's contents are not visible while the mount is present). An individual can write a fs driver that merges the existing dir in, IF they want to. Rob -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/