# HG changeset patch
# User Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com>
# Date 1496239101 -10800
# Node ID e5191a677ee5b98e59c22ddfb811e98fc04439f8
# Parent  e377b322bdd7563c88e0a2431b77eca2bfd8b611
Create symlink to home directory.

diff -r e377b322bdd7 -r e5191a677ee5 cygwin.rst
--- a/cygwin.rst	Wed May 31 13:58:26 2017 +0300
+++ b/cygwin.rst	Wed May 31 16:58:21 2017 +0300
@@ -34,7 +34,15 @@
   set TMP=c:\tmp
   set TEMP=c:\tmp
 
-Also you need edit /etc/passwd to point to correct home path.
+Also you need edit ``/etc/passwd`` to point to correct home path.
+
+Starting from Cygwin ``/etc/nsswitch.conf`` settings used to define user home.
+By default it is ``/home/%U`` so it is better to create symlink::
+
+  $ ln -s /cygdrive/d/home /home/user
+
+https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1494658/how-can-i-change-my-cygwin-home-folder-after-installation
+  How can I change my Cygwin home folder after installation?
 
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