Isn't space a valid file or directory name in unix? Since it is if the filename " " does not exist you would get an error.
On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 10:45:11PM -0000, Max Bowsher wrote: > Norton Allen wrote: > > Elfyn McBratney wrote: > >> > >>> Are you saying it's a feature? If so, a feature of cygwin or > >>> of Windows? Under the Windows Command Prompt, cd " " does not > >>> complain, and leaves you in the current directory as you > >>> describe, but dir " " gives an error. This is certainly > >>> not how it works under other OSes. > >> > >> > >> I'm pretty sure it's a feature of SUSv3... Or one of the other POSIXy > >> standards. > >> > >> However I've been working for hours so my brain is fried and may be > >> spewing out random recollections '-) > > > > FWIW, I've just tested on Linux (of some flavor) and OpenBSD, > > and neither thinks ' ' is a directory. > > > > In any event, I'd like to figure out whether it's a bug or > > a feature under Cygwin so I can move forward. > > It's a bug/feature in Windows. Trying to manipulate such a directory in an > ordinary cmd shell or in explorer produces spurious error messages and/or > silent failiures. > > I.e. it falls into the same category as 'aux' and 'foo...' - file names > which Windows simply won't do. > > Max. > > > -- > 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/ -- Slowly and surely the unix crept up on the Nintendo user ... Wayne Willcox I will not eat green eggs and ham [EMAIL PROTECTED] I will not eat them Sam I Am!! A wise person makes his own decisions, a weak one obeys public opinion. -- Chinese proverb -- 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/
