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Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 12:42:58 -0500
From: Jean-Sebastien Trottier <jst1 AT email DOT com>
To: Cygwin Mailing List <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: Spaces in Paths
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On Mon, Mar 28, 2005 at 05:15:07PM +0100, zzapper wrote:
> Hi,
>=20
> Mysql has now moved under c:/program files/
>=20
> My backup bash script will run correctly if I use the follwing syntax=20
>=20
> /cygdrive/c/program\ files/mysql/MySQL\ Server\ 4.1/bin/mysqldump.exe $pa=
rams
>=20
> However it doesn't work if I try to load the above into a variable
>=20
> eg
> mysqldump=3D'/cygdrive/c/program\ files/mysql/MySQL\ Server\ 4.1/bin/mysq=
ldump.exe'
>=20
> I get "/cygdrive/c/program\: No such file or directory..."
>=20
> Is this just hard luck?

Have you tried the following:

    mysqldump=3D"/cygdrive/c/program files/mysql/MySQL Server 4.1/bin/mysql=
dump.exe"
    "$mysqldump" $params

Without the double-quotes around the actual call, the variable gets
split at spaces such that only the part up to the first space is treated
as the command (/cygdrive/c/program\) and the rest as parameters

Cheers,
Sebastien

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