Re: $HOME variable - cannot cd $HOME

2009-07-31 Thread Dave Korn
Marianne Case wrote: > For some reason, the d2u command on my cygwin was spelled out as dos2unix Unless something's gone very wrong, you should have both names present. > $ cygcheck -l cygutils [ ... ] > /usr/bin/d2u.exe > /usr/bin/dos2unix.exe [ ... ] > $ ls -la /bin/d*2*u* >

Re: $HOME variable - cannot cd $HOME

2009-07-31 Thread Marianne Case
Thanks! Indeed, that control character was the problem and now my .bashrc file works as expected. For some reason, the d2u command on my cygwin was spelled out as dos2unix, so "dos2unix .bashrc" fixed the file. ~Marianne -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ:

Re: $HOME variable - cannot cd $HOME

2009-07-31 Thread René Berber
Marianne Case wrote: [snip] > Then I tried to use $HOME directly at the command line and received the same > error (my inputs prefixed with a $): > $ cd $HOME > : No such file or directory > $ echo $HOME > /home/adella > $ cd /home/adella > $ pwd > /home/adella > > Any idea of what I did wrong du

$HOME variable - cannot cd $HOME

2009-07-31 Thread Marianne Case
Hello, I just installed cygwin and ran a cygcheck (attached - errors occurred during its generation but I'll save that for another post). While I can set and view the $HOME variable, I cannot cd $HOME. I tried it at the command line and in a .bashrc file in my home directory. I looked around th