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From: | zzapper <david AT tvis DOT co DOT uk> |
Subject: | Re: When are Windows Short Path Names required |
Date: | Sun, 23 Oct 2005 17:04:23 +0100 |
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On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 20:46:04 +0100, wrote: >Hi > >$ cygpath -d c:/Program\ Files/Internet\ Explorer >c:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1 > >I've just had another case where the I had to use the short form, is the short form the "real name"? I think I've may be mislead you, I think my problem was more that when theres an interaction between *nix scripts & environment. Sometimes even quoting doesn't seem to carry the correct path info thru to the final WinApp , so you have to move the app to non-space path location or use the short name above. -- zzapper Success for Techies and Vim,Zsh tips http://SuccessTheory.com/ -- 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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