X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_YE X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org X-Mail-Handler: Dyn Standard SMTP by Dyn X-Report-Abuse-To: abuse AT dyndns DOT com (see http://www.dyndns.com/services/sendlabs/outbound_abuse.html for abuse reporting information) X-MHO-User: U2FsdGVkX18Pv8EiAaKvVrOMxjn9x0dv Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:18:49 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: CP and Ln can't parse windows path ending in wildcard Message-ID: <20121020191849.GA15644@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <20121020190646 DOT 15980 AT gmx DOT com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20121020190646.15980@gmx.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 03:06:45PM -0400, Lawrence Mayer wrote: >CP and Ln can't parse windows path ending in wildcard > >e.g. > >ln WINDOWS PATH\* DIRECTORY (3rd form) >ln -t DIRECTORY WINDOWS PATH\* ??(4th form) >cp -l WINDOWS PATH\* DIRECTORY > >all fail returning error message > >'cannot stat `WINDOWS PATH\\*': No such file or directory' Windows paths work more by coincidence than plan under Cygwin. If you find something not working right with a Windows path, it isn't a bug. Just use a UNIX-style path instead. cgf -- 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