dnbphysicist wrote:
We have an open ssh client installed on one of our Windows 2003 servers, and are able to login in and everything, but when issuing commands some the System Paths (which are in .bat files on the server) such as %JAVA_HOME% are not recognized. I assume this is because Cygwin does not know how to interpret the % signs. Is there anyway to get Cygwin to recognize the system variables with the % signs around them.
If you're logging in through Cygwin's ssh, you'll get a Cygwin shell by default (bash). Cygwin shells use *nix syntax. You can access any available environment variable using the proper syntax. In the case of JAVA_HOME, $JAVA_HOME should work. If for some reason you need to log in using a Windows/DOS shell, you can replace '/bin/bash' with the POSIX path to the shell you want (cmd.exe?). Then you can use the %JAVA_HOME% syntax. Keep in mind, if you're using Java for Windows, it will not understand the POSIX paths that Cygwin uses/prefers. I don't know if that's an issue for you in this case but since you mentioned Java, I thought I should bring that up. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
