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Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:23:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT gmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: how to run a program from the bash console
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On Wed, 31 Aug 2005, Weiqi Gao wrote:

> On 8/31/05, William Creel <wdcdw AT XX DOT XXX> wrote:

<http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>.  Thanks.

> > I am attempting to run a Windows program from the Bash console.  I
> > have attempted modifying my path in the .bash_profile file in my home
> > directory with the following line:
> >
> > PATH=/cygdrive/c/'Program Files'/'<program folder>'/<program
> > executable>:$PATH
> > export PATH
> >
> > This does not appear to work.  Does anyone know how to do this?
>
> Should be
>
> PATH=/cygdrive/c/'Program Files'/'<program folder>'/:$PATH
> export PATH
>
> The program executable's name should not be part of the PATH
> enironment variable.

Actually, it should be

PATH=/cygdrive/c/'Program Files'/'<program folder>'/:"$PATH"
export PATH

since PATH in Windows usually already has spaces in it.  This could be
simplified to

PATH="/cygdrive/c/Program Files/<program folder>/:$PATH"

HTH,
	Igor
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