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Subject:	Re: error invoking commands preceded by '\' from bash shell
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On 3/22/2010 7:56 PM, csw wrote:
>
> When running bash under cygwin on Vista 64bit, I get different behavior if I
> precede a command with a '\'.
>
> For example, this works fine ($ is the bash prompt),
>
> $ 'C:\cygwin\bin/gcc.exe' -help
> Usage: gcc [options] file...
> Options:...
>
> However, this fails.
>
> $ 'C:\cygwin\bin\gcc.exe' --help
> bash: C:\cygwin\bin\gcc.exe: command not found
>
>
> The particular command does not seem to matter.  I used gcc here because it
> was the command I discovered this problem with.
>
> Does anyone know why it makes a difference if the last character before the
> command is a '/' or a '\'?

It doesn't matter where you put the '\'.

POSIX paths are strongly preferred.  And '/' is preferred to '\' as a path
separator.  If you want to avoid difficulties, use this information as
guidelines.  Otherwise, it may work or it may not.

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A: Yes.
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