in http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2003-01/msg01707.html I thought to see how I should do this. The example works fine. But if I create a script that does the same
echo "$@" | cygpath -w -f - and call it with testscript `/bin/ls /bin/ch*` I get C:\cygwin\bin\checkgid.exe \bin\chgrp.exe \bin\chmod.exe \bin\chown.exe \bin\chroot.exe is it possible that it chokes upon missing newlines (CR/LF)? Or even worse if I put in the long path: testscript `/bin/ls /cygdrive/c/cygwin/bin/ch*` cygpath: error converting "/cygdrive/c/cygwin/bin/checkgid.exe /cygdrive/c/cygwin/bin/chgrp.exe /cygdrive/c/cygwin/bin/chmod.exe /cygdrive/c/cygwin/bin/chown.exe /cygdrive/c/cygwin/bin/chroot.exe" or yet worse when I do that on my desktop with three test files a.txt, aa.txt and aaa.txt: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/<3>rhauser/Desktop> testscript `ls /cygdrive/c/Docume~1/rhauser/Desktop/a*.txt` c:\Docume~1\rhauser\Desktop\a.txt \cygdrive\c\Docume~1\rhauser\Desktop\aa.txt \cygdrive\c\Docume~1\rhauser\Desktop\aaa.txt so the first path is converted properly while number 2 and 3 are wrong? Any thoughts? Ralf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/