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chrisjlee
Asked: 2010-09-08 15:42:49 +0800 CST

Cygwin User/home folder non existant

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I'm a novice at cygwin/linux administration so please be patient with my ignorance:

I'm trying to change my .bashrc profile and setup (.gitconfig ) I can't seem to find my home folder.

My hypothesis is that i don't have my home folder because i've remapped my dos $HOME path. Could this be the trick?

Anyways how would one rebuild the home folder ? Uninstall and reinstall cygwin? (i'd like to avoid this if possible).

Thanks a plethora in advance,

Chris

cygwin root directory home-directory

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  1. Best Answer

    If you open up a cygwin shell instead of a cmd shell you should start out in your home directory. cygpath and pwd should be able to help you figure out where you are.

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  2. Yes, if $HOME is set when Cygwin is invoked, Cygwin will use that as your home directory. Otherwise it reads the location of your home directory from /etc/passwd.

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