If your system is also generating old 8.3 names (for backwards compatibility) you can mix them in:
/cygdrive/c/docume~1/myfolder The command "dir /x" (under XP Pro, yours may vary) shows the short names for files that need them. > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Morse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 2:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: 2.4.4b1 cygwin client and specifying DLEs with spaces... > > > Hi! This is probably a really easily answered question, but > I'm not having > any luck finding it (probably going blind)... > > I've got the 2.4.4b1 client set up on a cygwin machine. The > backup is going > well, but in order to create a DLE, I had to do some > aliasing. Is there a > way to specify a DLE like: > Xxxxx.xxxx.xxxx /cygdrive/c/Documents and > Settings/myuserfolder comp-tar > > That is, include paths with spaces? > > Alternatively, in the .amanda-gtar-excludes file, can I > specify directories > with spaces? So I can exclude /Program Files? > > Thanks, > Ricky >