long command executed via a variable fails

Hello, I've got a problem with a shell script used with Cygwin 1.5.10-3 on W2000 SP4 and W XP SP 2. The following part of code works on all the Unix I've tested (HP-UX/AIX/Sun Solaris/Linux). With Cygwin, it doesn't :( *Code:* cmd="long shell command with differents parameters" if [ ! eval $cm

Re: long command executed via a variable fails

Reini Urban wrote: Geoffrey KRETZ schrieb: I've got a problem with a shell script used with Cygwin 1.5.10-3 on W2000 SP4 and W XP SP 2. The following part of code works on all the Unix I've tested (HP-UX/AIX/Sun Solaris/Linux). With Cygwin, it doesn't :( *Code:* cmd="lon

Re: long command executed via a variable fails

l "$cmd" and read the sh man page ;) Geo Igor Pechtchanski wrote: On Wed, 17 Nov 2004, Reini Urban wrote: Geoffrey KRETZ schrieb: I've got a problem with a shell script used with Cygwin 1.5.10-3 on W2000 SP4 and W XP SP 2. The following part of code works on all the Unix I'

Re: long command executed via a variable fails (SOLVED)

Thx to Igor and Reini for their help. My shell script works on UNIX and windows via Cygwin now. The good syntax is the one given by Igor : if ! eval "$cmd"; then . Geoffrey Geoffrey KRETZ wrote: Actually my original unix script use : if ! $cmd; then ... fi AND if ! eval $cmd; then

Re: Obscene content in cygwin file.

The political correctness brainwashing machine has done its job quite well, AFAICS. Well, let's face it, I'm a woman. I'm by definition one of the disadvantaged groups of the society. The joke is this, I'm not at all offended by offensive jokes. I don't have to laugh if I don't like the joke, b

Re: Fortune potty-mouth and those who demand it

Gary R. Van Sickle wrote: as the French say, c'est cerat, la vie French doesn't say "c'est cerat, la vie" (it doesn't mean anything) Geoffrey -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cy

xml parser

Hello, I'm using xsltproc tool on unix to parse a xml file and i'm wondering if the same command exist for cygwin ? Regards, Geoffrey Kretz -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation:

Re: xml parser

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I'm using xsltproc tool on unix to parse a xml file and i'm wondering if the same command exist for cygwin ? Yes, it's in the libxslt package. http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi?grep=xsltproc -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsu