+ # switches from an X:/ form to a /cygdrive/X/path form. this is only useful
+ # for the cygwin environment currently.
+ # defined here rather than in functions.sh since we need it when setting variables
+ # and cannot count on load order during a fresh startup in some circumstances.
+ function dos_to_unix_path() {
+ # we always remove dos slashes in favor of forward slashes.
+#old: echo "$1" | sed -e 's/\\/\//g' | sed -e 's/\([a-zA-Z]\):\/\(.*\)/\/\1\/\2/'
+ echo "$1" | sed -e 's/\\/\//g' | sed -e 's/\([a-zA-Z]\):\/\(.*\)/\/cygdrive\/\1\/\2/'
+ }
+
+