Re: calling cgwin apps from the windows shell

["Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot com>]

David Bear wrote:
> I use rsync and was wondering if there is a way to call rsync directly from
> a windows batch file where the path arguments would be properly cleaned and
> slashflipped -- I'm wondering if the windows shell will be more kind to
> file names with spaces in them... or if rsync will still choke on names..

'cygpath' can convert paths back and forth between DOS/Windows paths and
POSIX.  If you're using Cygwin's rsync, it will definitely prefer POSIX
paths though.  Windows shell (I use the term lightly here) is no better
with raw spaces in the paths than any other shell.  You'll need to quote
them just like you would in other shells.  Perhaps you should state the
problem you're having.

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
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