X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <4B5A01FB.7090504@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:52:27 +0000 From: Dave Korn User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: 1.7.1 "Bad Address" when running cmd.exe on 64 bit windows server 2008 References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: 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 On 22/01/2010 19:10, Cooper, Karl (US SSA) wrote: >> ---- jenniferlee@ wrote: >>> Administrator AT nc042046 ~ $ cmd.exe /c 'mkdir C:\WINDOWS\temp' -bash: >>> /cygdrive/c/Windows/system32/cmd.exe: Bad address >>> > I get the same result you do when I use "/c" (lower case c), but the > command is processed as expected when I use "/C" (upper case C). I get the same, and found a different workaround: it works by using "cmd" instead of "cmd.exe". cheers, DaveK -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple