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Date:	Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:47:40 -0400
From:	Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com>
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: "which" command does not expand "~" in path (base-files update needed)
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On Tue, Sep 28, 2004 at 02:43:38PM -0500, Brian Ford wrote:
>On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>
>> Of course there is a simple solution: lose the quotes.  AFAICT, they
>> aren't needed.
>
>IMHO, they are.  Windows programs often put directories containing spaces
>in the system path.  ex:
>
>/cygdrive/c/Program Files/ATI Technologies/ATI Control Panel

Try the above with a PATH that contains spaces.  Spaces are preserved.

cgf

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