Corinna Vinschen sent the following at Sunday, February 16, 2014 10:11 AM >> > NATIVE=$(cygpath -ml "$2" 2>/dev/null) > >And what's the problem with redirections? > >I fail to see the big difference between adding a redirection compared >to adding an option character.
Some of us avoid redirections because we do it so rarely that getting it correct becomes a long experimental process. But as an alternative to redirection, one can test for an empty path. if [ ! -z "$2" ] ; then NATIVE="$(cygpath -ml "$2")" ; fi - Barry Disclaimer: Statements made herein are not made on behalf of NIAID.
