This is probably a FAQ, but can you explain me why bash -c "ls c:\\\\" requires 4 backslashes? I can understand why 2 BS is needed, but 4 BS IMHO are too much :-) Hope to hear from you soon, Dmitry -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/