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Re: 1.5.24-2 question about using echo on remote node.


On 9/17/07, Prakash Babu <> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am trying to run the following command using cygwin
> on a remote node using ssh.
>
> /bin/sh -c 'echo Number=\"1234567\"  >> /tmp/file1'
>
> The command executes successfully but the  file has
> content Number=1234567(double quotes missing) instead
> of Number="1234567".
>
> The same command works as expected when i run it from
> red hat Linux.
>
> Any idea on why this is happening.
>
> thanks,
> Prakash
>
>

No idea.

If I cut and paste your command directly from your email and into my
rxvt bash window, it runs properly (double-quotes are in the resulting
file).

Following the
> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
might help narrow it down.

-Jason

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