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| author | Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> | 2015-02-16 13:23:01 +0300 |
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| committer | Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> | 2015-02-16 13:23:01 +0300 |
| commit | 99a95d1df4b8430da38c9065b6f32a730f533ccc (patch) | |
| tree | 2b44d9d6a351920652f10e2bfa552f0517ce2c84 /winsup/doc/setup-env.xml | |
| parent | 06d1f1fc0ac255214ec097910e0348b7457dedff (diff) | |
* setup-files.xml (setup-files): Drop hint to set HOME in Windows
environment.
* setup-env.xml (setup-env-ov): Discourage setting HOME in the Windows
environment.
Diffstat (limited to 'winsup/doc/setup-env.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | winsup/doc/setup-env.xml | 9 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/winsup/doc/setup-env.xml b/winsup/doc/setup-env.xml index ab3d50bdc..4b519a2a1 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/setup-env.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/setup-env.xml @@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ This is usually done by the batch file you're starting your shell with. <para> The <envar>HOME</envar> environment variable is used by many programs to -determine the location of your home directory and we recommend that it be -defined. This environment variable is also converted from Windows format -when a Cygwin process first starts. It's usually set in the shell -profile scripts in the /etc directory. +determine the location of your home directory. This environment variable, +if it exists, is converted from Windows format when a Cygwin process first +starts. However, it's usually set in the shell profile scripts in the /etc +directory, and it's <emphasis role='bold'>not</emphasis> recommended to set +the variable in your Windows environment. </para> <para> |