1.7.1: Problem with cygstart and arguments containing spaces

[Cyrille Lefevre]

Charles Roper a écrit :
<snip>
> The thing is, if there is a space in the path after the -d switch, the 
> argument doesn't work correctly:
> 
> $ cygstart "D:/Software/Console2/Console.exe" -d "C:/Program Files"
> 
> $ cygstart "/cygdrive/d/Software/Console2/Console.exe" -d "C:/Program 
> Files"
> 
> Neither of those will yield a Console at the correct directory; instead, 
> Console defaults to its installed location.
> 
> Is this an issue with cygstart, or should I be looking at Console itself 
> as the culprit here?

Hi,

cygstart --wait /system32/cmd /c "echo 1 2&pause" works
open up a windows cmd w/ "1 2" inside, then pause
so, the problem seems to be Console itself ?

Regards,

Cyrille Lefevre
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