I get different results than you do. It seems to work as expected: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /c/Documents and Settings 09:45:46 511$ cat test.bat echo %1
[EMAIL PROTECTED] /c/Documents and Settings 09:45:48 511$ ./test.bat C:\Documents and Settings>echo ECHO is on. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/