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Date:	Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:48:45 -0500
From:	Brian Ford <ford AT vss DOT fsi DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: "which" command does not expand "~" in path (base-files update needed)
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On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, Christopher Faylor wrote:

> 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.

Ugh..., you're right.  I'm sure I've been bitten by something very similar
to this before though (scratches head)?

-- 
Brian Ford
Senior Realtime Software Engineer
VITAL - Visual Simulation Systems
FlightSafety International
the best safety device in any aircraft is a well-trained pilot...

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