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From: ASSI <Stromeko@nexgo.de>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: Limitation of setenv for tcsh: Too many arguments
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Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:38:31 +0100
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 (KAVALAGIOS Panagiotis's message of "Fri, 8 Jan 2021 10:13:25 +0000")
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KAVALAGIOS Panagiotis (EEAS-EXT) writes:
> There is a limitation for tcsh (setenv: Too many arguments) to set the
> PATH environmental variable as you can see in the attached file with
> the steps to reproduce it. It probably looks like tcsh limitation and
> not Cygwin. The "set path=( ${HOME}/bin $path)" is not complaining and
> sets the path, but it also interprets the space in the paths as a
> separator. The only Cygwin related issue is probably the /usr/bin that
> it is added twice. Any workarounds?

Both problems are a failure on your part to quote the arguments
correctly.  Consult the documentation for the respective shell to find
enlightenment.

As an aside, it is highly unlikely that you'd actually want to set up
your PATH like that.


Regards,
Achim.
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