Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Message-ID: <19991014154007.9108.rocketmail@web124.yahoomail.com> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 08:40:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Earnie Boyd Reply-To: earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com Subject: Re: "Too many paramters" error To: heddle AT cebaf DOT gov, cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii --- heddle AT cebaf DOT gov wrote: > > Well I did not get to far with the cygwin B20 release. I got past the > insufficient > environment space problem, but i still won't start the original bash shell > giving > me this error on the dos window: > > Too many parameters > Bad command or file name > > This occurs regardless of whether I run from the cygnus program group\on the > start menu or > go to the cygnus folder and double click the icon. > > I DID search the FAQ but did not find the explanation, which is undoubtedly > a stupid operator error on my part. Please help if you can! You must be using win9x and have specified a path in the PATH variable with a space in it. To solve change this to the DOS 8.3 name. ===== Earnie Boyd Newbies, please visit (If you respond to the list, then please don't cc me) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com