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On 14/11/2014 17:20, cyg Simple wrote:
> $ TEST=`echo 'c:\windows' | sed -e s.\\.\\\\.g`
> $ echo $TEST
> c:\\windows
> 
> <file name=sed.sh>
> TEST=`echo 'c:\windows' | sed -e s.\\\.\\\\\.g'
> echo $TEST
> </file>
> 
> $ bash -x sed.sh
> ++ echo 'c:\windows'
> ++ sed -e 's.\.\g'
> sed -e expression #1, char 7: unterminated 's' command
> + TEST=
> + echo
> 
> CYGWIN_NT-6.1 HOSTNAME 1.7.32(0.274/5/3) 2014-08-13 23:06 x86_64 Cygwin
> 
> Does anyone have a suggestion on turning c:\windows into c:\\windows?

Try:
TEST=$(echo 'c:\windows' | sed -e 's.\\.\\\\.g')
echo $TEST

-- Cliff



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