in fact the same thing , cause as Christopher taylor says , Dos don't work with inverses quotes . ans my command is in a .bat file ..... thank for your advice about Path . By . Philippe, What happens if you put d:\Gnu\cygnus\bin in your path, then you can simply type: tar cvf /Disque_D/Test_Sav_Data/liste.tar `find /Disque_D/Data/ -type f -print` --Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Philippe Izoret > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 4:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: quotes problems ... > > > Hi > > i want to excute from Dos Winnt command this : > > D:\Gnu\cygnus\bin\tar cvf /Disque_D/Test_Sav_Data/liste.tar > `D:\Gnu\cygnus\bin\find /Disque_D/Data/* -type f -print` > > > i think the inverse quote is not interpreted by Msdos command . > > So : > in a window Nt Dos Command : > > > D:>Gnu>D:\Gnu\cygnus\bin\tar cvf /Disque_D/Test_Sav_Data/liste.tar > `D:\Gnu\cygnus\bin\find /Disque_D/Data/* -type f -print` > > D:>Gnu>D:\Gnu\cygnus\bin\tar cvf /Disque_D/Test_Sav_Data/liste.tar > `D:\Gnu\cygnus\bin\find/Disque_D/Data/* -type -f -print` > /usr/bin/tar : You may not spcecify more than one '-Acdtrux' option > try -help ... > > > ps : my mount point is Ok , and > when i split this command in 2 command , one tar and one find , its Ok > .... > > ex : D:\Gnu\cygnus\bin\tar cvf /Disque_D/Test_Sav_Data/liste.tar > /Disque_D/Data/* > it's ok . > > Can you help me Please ? > > Philippe Izoret . > > > > > > -- > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple