Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com Message-ID: <003901bf9424$9b067b50$0a32a8c0@rainsound.com> Reply-To: "Michael O'Brien" From: "Michael O'Brien" To: "Bob McGowan" , References: <034a01bf939b$fa1d4760$0a32a8c0@rainsound.com> <20000321203229.C22262@cygnus.com> <38D83113.476DA178@veritas.com> Subject: Re: odd sed behavior Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:32:32 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Hola~ The command below does work using bash. However, I'm not using bash, but the command prompt. I agree with the diagnosis that the problem lies in the ". I really need a work around, tho. MO ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob McGowan To: Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 6:33 PM Subject: Re: odd sed behavior > Chris Faylor wrote: > > > > On Tue, Mar 21, 2000 at 05:14:28PM -0800, Michael O'Brien wrote: > > >When using the 20.1 version of cygwin, I'm seeing the following > > >strange-ness. From the command prompt: > > > > > > F:\>sort -u a.msg | sed 's/[\\"]/\\&/g;s/.*/\"&\",/' > > > sed: -e expression #1, char 21: Unterminated `s' command > > > The system cannot find the path specified. > > > > > > F:\>sort -u a.msg | sed 's/[\\"]/\\&/g;s/.*/&,/' > > > > > >Anyone have any ideas why this doesn't work? > > > > I don't believe that B20.1 understands the "'" (apostrophe) quote > > character. > > > > cgf > > > > -- > > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > > Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com > > This is a command prompt (not bash) issue, I believe. The Windows > command prompt does not use the single quote (apostrophe) for quoting, > only double quotes. The single quotes are probably being passed in to > sed. > > I'd suggest to Michael that you try first starting the bash shell, then > run the sed command and see what happens. > > -- > Bob McGowan > Staff Software Quality Engineer > VERITAS Software > rmcgowan@veritas.com > > -- > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com > > > -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com