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On 26/11/2015 21:08, Gluszczak, Glenn wrote:
> For some reason when I compile a C program in gcc, double backslashes within quotes are stripped.
> But if I compile with Visual Studio this does not happen.  I used a small
> test program to demonstrate.
>
> VS
> c:\msvc2010_SP1\VC>a.exe -s something "something d\:\\hello"
>
> Command-line arguments:
>    argv[0]   a.exe
>    argv[1]   -s
>    argv[2]   something
>    argv[3]   something d\:\\hello
> CL: a.exe  -s something "something d\:\\hello"
>
>
> GCC
> $ ./a.exe -s something "something d\:\\hello"
>
> Command-line arguments:
>    argv[0]   ./a
>    argv[1]   -s
>    argv[2]   something
>    argv[3]   something d\:\hello
> CL: K:\sat-misc\src\sat-main\sat\src\wiz\a -s something "something d\:\hello"
>
> Is there some compiler option or setting I'm unaware of?
> Thanks,
> Glenn
>

bash is stripping the double backslashes
when using " , try '

$ ./a.exe -s something 'something d\:\\hello'

Command-line arguments:
   argv[0]   ./a
   argv[1]   -s
   argv[2]   something
   argv[3]   something d\:\\hello
CL: "E:\cygwin64\tmp\a.exe"




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