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Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:33:29 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: cygpath + csh bug!
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On Tue, Jul 26, 2005 at 08:55:13PM -0400, Ordak D. Coward wrote:
>The following command combination in csh/tcsh does not work properly:
>
>$ echo `cygpath -aw .`
>
>The result is a truncated "C:". 

Try doing a

  set echo_style=none

prior to using the echo command.

tcsh is interpreting '\' as an escape sequence introducer.

cgf

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