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From: Matthew Woehlke <mw_triad AT users DOT sourceforge DOT net>
Subject:  Re: Error with changing directory - No such file or directory
Date:  Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:58:33 -0500
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Ben Wylie wrote:
> I have a batch file which runs bash and calls a bash script.
> 
> My batch file reads:
> cd F:\cygwin\bin
> bash --login -i deletescript.sh F:/Progra~1/NAVIEG/queues/
> 
> The bash script is:
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> cd $1
> F:/cygwin/bin/find . -type f -exec awk '(/various/ || /search/ || 
> /keywords/) {print FILENAME}' {} \; | xargs rm
> 
> When I run the batch file I get:
> 
> F:\>cd F:\cygwin\bin
> 
> F:\cygwin\bin>bash --login -i deletescript.sh F:/Progra~1/NAVIEG/queues/
> : No such file or directoryine 2: cd: F:/Progra~1/NAVIEG/queues/
> 
> It doesn't seem to like the "cd F:/Progra~1/NAVIEG/queues/"
> 
> However if I load cygwin and type the commands directly, it all works fine.
> 
> Administrator AT server ~
> $ cd F:/Progra~1/NAVIEG/queues/
> 
> [snip]

Hmm, it seems you are not using the version of Cygwin that smacks you 
over the head with a wet tuna for doing such a thing (is that a feature 
in the Vista-only 1.7.0?). Try using POSIX paths instead of DOS-style 
paths, and see if that fixes it.

-- 
Matthew
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