Robert Collins wrote:
> >>And, one more problem. Or not a problem? >>I'm not have to see directories like http%3someone. His name (contains >>percents) potentially destructive. >> > > Whats destructive about a %? Its not an escape character for shell utilities or >windows AFAIK. Actaully, it's the variable replacement character for command.com and cmd.exe, similar to the $ char in every other shell known to mankind, except that the variable must be prefixed AND appended with the % char: > echo %USERNAME% cwilson > However, I don't see how that could cause a problem -- unless someone was attempting to TYPE the directory name by hand into a command.com shell (without bash)...and even THEN it probably wouldn't HURT anything... --Chuck -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
