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Subject:	Multiple backslashes
From:	Dmitry Bely <dbely AT mail DOT ru>
Date:	10 Feb 2002 19:45:54 +0300
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This is probably a FAQ, but can you explain me why

bash -c "ls c:\\\\"

requires 4 backslashes? I can understand why 2 BS is needed, but 4 BS IMHO
are too much :-)

Hope to hear from you soon,
Dmitry



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