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Date:	Tue, 11 May 2004 18:22:51 +0900 (JST)
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To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: rsh, strange command line parsing
From:	Shun-ichi GOTO <gotoh AT taiyo DOT co DOT jp>
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Hi,

>>>>> On Tue, 11 May 2004 10:33:30 +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote,

> rsh is using getopt_long for option processing.  The old versions had it
> statically linked in while newer versions are using the getopt_long built
> into Cygwin.  By default, Cygwin's getopt_long has argument permutation
> switched oon, so that explains it.  For now, add the environment variable
> POSIXLY_CORRECT before calling rsh or, even simpler, quote the remote
> command:
> 
>   rsh server 'ls -a'

I understand.

I tried setting environment variable and rsh works correctly.
It may be helpfull to make workaround-wrapper-script use with rsync.


> The next version of inetutils will have argument permutation switched
> off for short option processing.

Since using rsh is not so often and old version of rsh works on cygwin
1.5.9, I use old one temporarily and wait for next version of inetutils
(1.3.2-29 ?).

Thanks again.

--- Regards,
 Shun-ichi Goto  <gotoh AT taiyo DOT co DOT jp>
   R&D Group, TAIYO Corp., Tokyo, JAPAN

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