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Date:	Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:54:08 +0000
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Subject:	Re: allow executing a path in backslash notation
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On 10 March 2010 10:46, Shaddy Baddah:
>> The problem is that DOS paths are treated differently, even within the
>> same program.
>> Take for instance, bash:
>>
>> $ builtin test -x "$WINDIR\system32\cmd.exe"&& =C2=A0echo ok
>> yes
>> $ builtin exec "$WINDIR\system32\cmd.exe" /C echo ok
>> -bash: exec: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe: not found
>>
>> That makes a lot of headache both for users and for programmers who
>> have to remember about all such special cases
>
> Is it me, or is the quoting all wrong? Doesn't backslash in the double
> quote (") acts as an escape character. i.e \s =3D s, \c =3D c etc.

http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Double-Quotes:
The backslash retains its special meaning only when followed by one of
the following characters: =E2=80=98$=E2=80=99, =E2=80=98`=E2=80=99, =E2=80=
=98"=E2=80=99, =E2=80=98\=E2=80=99, or newline.

Andy

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