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bogus PATH transformations in bash 2.05a.0(3)-release w/cygwin 1.3.10
- From: Kevin Layer <layer at franz dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 15:10:35 -0700
- Subject: bogus PATH transformations in bash 2.05a.0(3)-release w/cygwin 1.3.10
I noticed that my windows programs see a strange and bogus PATH.
It is demonstrated here, from cmd.exe:
Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.
c:\>PATH C:\Cygwin\bin;c:\cygwin\usr\bin;C:\Cygwin\usr\local\bin
c:\>bash -i
bash-2.05a$ echo $PATH
/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
bash-2.05a$ /c/winnt/system32/cmd
Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.
c:\>path
PATH=c:\cygwin\bin;c:\cygwin\\bin;c:\cygwin\usr\local\bin
===============================^^
c:\>
Notice the bogus double backslash.
Is this a known bug?
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