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noleander · Mar 7th, 2005, 9:21 AM

I tried it again, and it still fails. Here is the log of my bash shell:

bash$ cd "/Program Files"
bash$ pwd
C:/Program Files
bash$ set pf="/Program Files"
bash$ cd %pf%
C:\Program Files\bash\bash.exe: %pf%: No such file or directory

Any help would be appreciated!
neal

Mar 7th, 2005, 9:21 AM	#5
noleander Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	I tried it again, and it still fails. Here is the log of my bash shell: bash$ cd "/Program Files" bash$ pwd C:/Program Files bash$ set pf="/Program Files" bash$ cd %pf% C:\Program Files\bash\bash.exe: %pf%: No such file or directory Any help would be appreciated! neal