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Are UNIX ttys and links supported?

April 26, 2017LINKS supported ttys Unix

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Are UNIX ttys and links supported?

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Yes, but they are not accessible outside UWIN. Hard links are supported for Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98 but are accessible outside UWIN only on Windows/NT NTFS file systems. Symlinks are accessible as shortcuts outside of UWIN. • Are tape devices supported? Tape devices are supported for Windows NT/2000/XP only. You can use the tar command to create and restore tape archives. • Are ptys supported? Yes. The master pty is /usr/dev/ptym[0-9A-F] and the slave pty is /usr/dev/ptys[0-9A-F]. • Does UWIN work with Samba? Yes, UWIN will work with the Samba file system but on some versions of Samba file permissions are not supported. • Is the /proc directory supported? Yes, a number of features of the /proc file system are supported by UWIN. • Can I access “Windows Registry” using UWIN? The Windows Registry can be accessed as a virtual file system that is mounted at /reg from UWIN Keys that contain subkeys are directories. Without a trailing /, each registry key is a file whose contents