$ TEST=`echo 'c:\windows' | sed -e s.\\.\\\\.g` $ echo $TEST c:\\windows <file name=sed.sh> TEST=`echo 'c:\windows' | sed -e s.\\\.\\\\\.g' echo $TEST </file>
$ bash -x sed.sh ++ echo 'c:\windows' ++ sed -e 's.\.\g' sed -e expression #1, char 7: unterminated 's' command + TEST= + echo CYGWIN_NT-6.1 HOSTNAME 1.7.32(0.274/5/3) 2014-08-13 23:06 x86_64 Cygwin Does anyone have a suggestion on turning c:\windows into c:\\windows? Thanks, -- cyg Simple -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple