On 14/11/2014 17:20, cyg Simple wrote: > $ TEST=`echo 'c:\windows' | sed -e s.\\.\\\\.g` > $ echo $TEST > c:\\windows > > <file name=sed.sh> > TEST=`echo 'c:\windows' | sed -e s.\\\.\\\\\.g' > echo $TEST > </file> > > $ bash -x sed.sh > ++ echo 'c:\windows' > ++ sed -e 's.\.\g' > sed -e expression #1, char 7: unterminated 's' command > + TEST= > + echo > > CYGWIN_NT-6.1 HOSTNAME 1.7.32(0.274/5/3) 2014-08-13 23:06 x86_64 Cygwin > > Does anyone have a suggestion on turning c:\windows into c:\\windows?
Try: TEST=$(echo 'c:\windows' | sed -e 's.\\.\\\\.g') echo $TEST -- Cliff -- 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
