X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <48B71A18.2050609@cygwin.com> Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:35:20 -0400 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070505 Remi/2.0.0.0-3.fc4.remi Lightning/0.8 Thunderbird/2.0.0.0 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: bash -c '$COMSPEC' # worked sometime b4 cygwin 1.5.24-2 References: <200808241647.m7OGlULH030688@tigris.pounder.sol.net> <48B1BA7F.4080300@cygwin.com> <48B70CBF.7080606@x-ray.at> <200808282103.m7SL3plf001547@tigris.pounder.sol.net> In-Reply-To: <200808282103.m7SL3plf001547@tigris.pounder.sol.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Tom Rodman wrote: > On Thu 8/28/08 22:38 +0200 Reini Urban wrote: >> Larry Hall (Cygwin) schrieb: >>> There hasn't been any effort to support Windows paths in Cygwin for a long >>> time. That doesn't mean it wouldn't have worked sometime in the past. > > it worked in cygwin 1.5.19-4 A nice long ride it had then. ;-) >>> It's just that doing so is not a goal of this project. Use the POSIX form of >>> the path and will work nicely for you - /cygdrive/d/winnt/system32/cmd.exe. If >>> you need to use COMSPEC, run it through 'cygpath' to convert it to a POSIX >>> path. >> $ cygstart $COMSPEC >> is an easy alternative. > > Thanks, 'cygstart "$COMSPEC"' - I see, that starts a new console session > > -- > Will this syntax remain supported?: > > cd "$WINDIR" > > Or should I cure my habit of pasting quote protected windows > paths into (interactive bash ) 'cd' commands? Probably. But you can feed your habit for as long as Cygwin lets you. ;-) -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- 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/