Read and respond to this message at: https://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=3142065 By: adinb
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Adin Burroughs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: May 9, 2005 1:12 AM Subject: Filename Globbing issues on Win32? To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org OK, first off, I'm on Win32 (XP) using 5.3 of coreutils. I have been knocking my head on this and I'm feeling *really* stupid. I swear, I'm unix literate, but I can't seem to get the following to work without cheating: cp -uvp "c:\dir with space\long path\*" k:\path or cp -uvp "c:\dir with space\long path"\* k:\path I call this "cheating": (though it works) cp -uvp c:\dirwit~1\longpa~1\* l:\path this also works: cp -uvp "c:\dir with space\long path\filename" k:\path The problem seems to crop up when using wildcards in a path enclosed by quotes. The exact error that cp gives is that it can't stat the path, so it's an invalid argument.(it does echo back the escaped path -- c:\dir with space\long path\*) I haven't been able to find much of anything in the documentation that specifically addresses the windows implementation...and I didn't see anything in the bug archives. Am I missing something *really* obvious, or have I tripped across an old bug? (this behavior is consistent with coreutils 5.2.1 and the older fileutils versions). The guys over at the gnu coreutils list think its a bug in the GnuWin32 implementation of coreutils....is there anything specific to the windows shell to take care of filename globbing? Thanks in advance! -adin ______________________________________________________________________ You are receiving this email because you elected to monitor this forum. To stop monitoring this forum, login to SourceForge.net and visit: https://sourceforge.net/forum/unmonitor.php?forum_id=74807 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: NEC IT Guy Games. Get your fingers limbered up and give it your best shot. 4 great events, 4 opportunities to win big! Highest score wins.NEC IT Guy Games. Play to win an NEC 61 plasma display. Visit http://www.necitguy.com/?r=20 _______________________________________________ GnuWin32-Users mailing list GnuWin32-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users
