X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com From: Tzuriel Subject: Re: Using grep from within a .cmd or .bat file in Windows Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:46:49 +0000 (UTC) Lines: 23 Message-ID: References: <43DF8C11 DOT 1000307 AT exmsft DOT com> <43DF8DF4 DOT 5080105 AT opnet DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Loom/3.14 (http://gmane.org/) X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Both perfect suggestions! Thanks for taking the time to help. > > Keith Moore wrote: > > "grep.cmd" is getting executed recursively. You > > need to name your .cmd file something other than > > "grep". Stein Somers opnet.com> writes: > Or invoke "grep.exe --help". Or if you want to experiment, specify the exact path to grep. Or > if you love to experiment, make sure grep.cmd is not in the current directory and not in any > PATH entry, so that you have to invoke it with an explicit path. > > Stein > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/