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Re: How to modify a windows file

by Igor Peshansky :: Rate this Message:

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On Mon, 26 Feb 2007, linux1974 wrote:

> what the syntax to modify a file in a windows directory?
> I want to run a cronjob that modify a file in a windows directory ( eg.
> c:\test )
> I will use the sed command.How can I pass the windows file ( ascii ) to sed
> and rewrite the file in the windows directory?

<http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.using.html#faq.using.accessing-drives>
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