This probably isn't a backtic problem, but using backtics causes it. ls `ls`
results in file not found errors. ie: bash-3.2$ ls 35ms 40ms 80ms bash-3.2$ ls `ls` ls: cannot access 35ms: No such file or directory ls: cannot access 40ms: No such file or directory ls: cannot access 80ms: No such file or directory bash-3.2$ thanks -- 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