if
            case $arg in                                #(
              -*)   false ;;                            # don't mess with options #(
              /?*)  t=${arg#/} t=/${t%%/*}              # looks like a POSIX filepath
                    [ -e "$t" ] ;;                      #(
              *)    false ;;
            esac
        then
            arg=$( cygpath --path --ignore --mixed "$arg" )
        fi