X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,KAM_THEBAT,KHOP_THREADED,MIME_BASE64_BLANKS,SPF_SOFTFAIL,TW_RG X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 04:35:32 +0400 From: Andrey Repin Reply-To: Andrey Repin Message-ID: <99995944.20121221043532@mtu-net.ru> To: Denis Excoffier , cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: argv @-expansion with pathname containing spaces In-Reply-To: References: <20121219162048.GA4564@qp9482> <20121220115536.GA300@qp9482> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=Windows-1251 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from base64 to 8bit by delorie.com id qBL0ootL026526 Greetings, Denis Excoffier! >> On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 6:55 AM, Denis Excoffier wrote: >>> However i don't see how to >>> derive the 8.3 form from my original filename, using DOS only. >> >> The /X argument to cmd.exe's dir command will give you the 8.3 name if >> it exists. Note that your system can be configured to not produce the >> 8.3 form. > I tried 'dir /X %pathname%', or 'dir /X /B %pathname%' (and other combinations), > i can produce "some" 8.3 strings, bug was unable to produce the replacement > of the full path (with 8.3 strings replaced everywhere). And setting the > result in another variable seems another challenge… > On the other hand, i have discovered something funny to calculate the directory > where a bat file is installed: > pushd %0\.. > set dirname=%cd% > popd set dirname="%~dp0" Read through SET /?, there's some marvel to be found. > This seems to work in all situations (spaces in filenames, bat file called through > absolute path or relative path, even the simple foo.bat works…). It also removes > the annoying quotes that are set around %0. > It's a good trick, did anybody know this? No need for tricks. The value you're seeking is readily available. -- WBR, Andrey Repin (anrdaemon@freemail.ru) 21.12.2012, <04:34> Sorry for my terrible english...