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Re: [Q]Windows PATH is not working..


S.B.(SangBum) LEE wrote:

> Hi. cygwiners..
> 
> I have installed cygwin(DLL version: 1.3.6) on Win 2K & met the following problem.
> 
> 
> leesb@leesb-kr ~
> $ which notepad
> /cygdrive/c/WINNT/system32/notepad
> 
> leesb@leesb-kr ~
> $ cygpath -w /cygdrive/c/WINNT/system32/notepad
> c:\WINNT\system32\notepad
> 
> leesb@leesb-kr ~
> $ c:\WINNT\system32\notepad
> bash: c:WINNTsystem32notepad: command not found
> 
> leesb@leesb-kr ~
> $ c:\WINNT\system32\notepad.exe
> bash: c:WINNTsystem32notepad.exe: command not found



The backslashes in you command line have to be escaped i.e.
instead of typing just '\' you have to type '\\'. This is
because the shell, I assume you're using bash, threats the
'\' character in a special fashion.

Maybe you have to read the FAQ and other docu available at
cygwin.com. Just a friendly advise :)


> 
> leesb@leesb-kr ~
> $ /cygdrive/c/WINNT/system32/notepad <-- in this case, it's working fine.

Yep - this is a absolute POSIX path, so no problems with it.


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