I'm actually using the coreutils compiled and bundled with the GnuWin32 and UnxUtils projects. Both projects still refer back to the original Gnu coreutils lists. I may crosspost this thread over to those guys if I'm not totally crazy on this. :)
And moving the asterisk outside the quotes didn't work: (ok, actual examples from the commandline this time) <quote> C:\Documents and Settings\Adn>cp "c:\Program Files\Sony Handheld\adn\sunrise\s lot0\"* k:\palm\PROGRAMS\plucker cp: missing destination file operand after `c:\\Program Files\\Sony Handheld\\ad n\\sunrise\\slot0"* k:\\palm\\PROGRAMS\\plucker' Try `cp --help' for more information. C:\Documents and Settings\Adn>cp "c:\Program Files\Sony Handheld\adn\sunrise\s lot0"\* k:\palm\PROGRAMS\plucker cp: cannot stat `c:\\Program Files\\Sony Handheld\\adn\\sunrise\\slot0\\*': Inv alid argument C:\Documents and Settings\Adn>cp --version cp (GNU coreutils) 5.3.0 Written by Torbjorn Granlund, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering. Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. </endquote> -adin On 5/9/05, Philip Rowlands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 9 May 2005, Adin Burroughs wrote: > > >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 > -- First, Do No Harm. Second, Do Good. --unknown _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
