On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 2:43 AM, Jason Pyeron wrote: > I am at my wits end trying to figure out how to execute this in bash > > C:\WINDOWS>cmd /c "start "" "C:\Documents and Settings\All > Users\Desktop\projects\crisfield\trunk\etc"" > > jpye...@phoenix /projects/crisfield > $ cmd /c "\"start \"\" \"C:\\Documents and Settings\\All > Users\\Desktop\\projects\\crisfield\\trunk\\etc\"\"" > The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. (snip)
cygstart was already suggested; if it doesn't help, try single quotes : $ cmd /c start 'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\...' Bash uses backslashes as the escape character so \trunk ends up as <TAB>runk. Single quotes prevent bash from interpreting backslashes and spaces. -- Life is complex, with real and imaginary parts. "Ok, it boots. Which means it must be bug-free and perfect. " -- Linus Torvalds "People disagree with me. I just ignore them." -- Linus Torvalds -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
