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Re: export doesn't like my path :-(
>>>>> "Gerrit" == Gerrit P Haase <gp@familiehaase.de> writes:
Gerrit> You have spaces in some of the paths.
>> drive/c/Program Files/MT S:/cygdrive/e/Library/Amzi Logic
>> Explorer/amzi_logic_explorer/bin:
Gerrit> ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Gerrit> That _is_ a problem for bash.
FYI, spaces in PATH are OK for bash (tested with bash-2.05-8):
dario@mypc ~
$ ls /cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/Accessories/WORDPAD.EXE
/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Accessories/WORDPAD.EXE
dario@mypc ~
$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/COMMAND
e dario@mypc ~
$ wordpad
BASH: wordpad: command not found
dario@mypc ~
$ PATH=/cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/Accessories:$PATH
dario@mypc ~
$ echo $PATH
/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Accessories:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/cygdrive/c/W
INDOWS:/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/COMMAND
dario@mypc ~
$ wordpad
<Wordpad is launched, pressed Alt+F4 to exit>
dario@mypc ~
$
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Dario Alcocer -- Sr. Software Developer, Helix Digital Inc.
alcocer@helixdigital.com -- http://www.helixdigital.com
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