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Re: B19; supporting a DOS-path such as C:\a\b\c;C:\d\e\f;D:\g\h
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- Subject: Re: B19; supporting a DOS-path such as C:\a\b\c;C:\d\e\f;D:\g\h
- From: Greg Miller <gmiller at iswt dot com>
- Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 23:24:34 -0600
- References: <8B40B8756FA1D111BCB900A02495E24F36B47F@neptune.xstor.com>
Bob McGowan wrote:
> > Let me first say that I like using bash on windows (cmd.exe makes me
> > insane). Naturally, bash uses a Unix-style PATH for finding things.
>
> My sentiments, exactly.
For those times when you need something cmd.exe compatible, try
4NT.EXE... Now that I've tried it, I find bash annoying :)
> the /c option. It has been a while since I used it and I do not for
> sure
> recall if there may have been _some_ processing of the line (for $var's
> and backticks at least) but in general if backslashes were seen they
> were
> left as is and if forward slashes were used in a path, they were
> translated
> to backslashes.
Which is not strictly necessary for DOS itself, but many applications
aren't smart enough to handle forward slashes in the correct, Microsoft
specified way.
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