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From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: a bug for man.exe in Windows
Date: 5 Jan 2002 05:20:05 GMT
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Walter Kennedy <wkennedy AT softintegration DOT com> wrote:
> Hello,

> If I set MANPATH=C:/program files/fsf/man, the man.exe will fail
> to recognize the MANPATH. 

Not a big surprise if it does. It's hardly ever safe to use a path
name with a blank in it for any path in an environment
variable. You'ld get similar problems if you used c:\program
files\myapp\bin as an entry of your PATH.  Either use the short alias
(c:\progra~1), or quote the name and keep your fingers crossed.

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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.