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From: | "Robert Mark Bram" <relaxedrob AT optushome DOT com DOT au> |
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Subject: | RE: cygpath question |
Date: | Fri, 24 Jan 2003 20:20:55 +1100 |
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Howdy Randall, > > $ cdd C:\Rob\mcd3060\Tri32002\a2 > > bash: cd: C:Robmcd3060Tri32002a2: No such file or directory > In this case, the unquoted backslashes > essentially just disappear, since in > each case the character they precede > is not special. Thank you very much for your reply. I forgot the cardinal rule that arguments entered on the command line must be quoted if they include characters such as \ that are not meant as escape characters... All of this brings me to the rather depressing conclusion that I cannot make the same shortcut in cygwin that I often use in cmd.exe: copying a path from Windows Explorer, alt-tabbing to the command prompt, typing "cd " with the left hand then right clicking with the right hand and pressing enter to move easily to a new directory. Usually, this technique is still easier than the auto-complete functions available in bash and XP's cmd.exe... Rob :) -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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