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At 02:23 PM 9/2/2004, you wrote: <snip> >Now let's take this one step further. In the last case, it actually >thinks it wants >to execute C:\Space instead of the script. Now let's do the following: >Create a batch script called "C:\Space.bat" and put one line into it. >cat /etc/passwd. > >Now re-run the third command again: >$ /cygdrive/c/Space\ Dir/test.bat "hello world" >c:\Space Dir>cat /etc/passwd ><etc/passwd file is now displayed> > >This just doesn't seem right to me. But it does suggest that the whole process is causing you to loose which arguments are which. In this case, your $0 is becoming /cygdrive/c/Space. So you might try quoting your path to the script instead. I expect strace of the shell could help you see where things "go wrong" if you're looking for more insight. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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