Print Windows mapping of root path in MSYS Bash

Question

In MSYS Bash I get:

$ cd ~             
$ pwd              
/c/Users/antonio

but:

$ cd / 
$ pwd              
/

Can I get the full Windows absolute path from Bash?

The possibly easiest option is to use MSYS path translation: cmd.exe //c echo ~ (mixed path style) and let | sed 's|/|\\|g' convert it to windows path if necessary. If you don''t want to use a windows binary and sub-"shell" thenyou may repolace it by { pushd ~ 1>/dev/null && pwd -W && popd 1>/dev/null ; } - but that only works for existing folders not for files or non-existing folders — Simon Sobisch, Commented May 4 at 17:56

antonio · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-19 11:38:53Z

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In recent versions, e.g. MSYS2, you can use:

~$  cygpath -w /
C:\path\to\root

or with a mixed path style:

~$  cygpath -m /
C:/path/to/root

Similarly, you might use:

~$  cygpath -w ~
C:\path\to\home
~$  cygpath -m ~
C:/path/to/home

answered Sep 19, 2014 at 11:38

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