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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:48:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: "which" command does not expand "~" in path (base-files update needed)
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On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, Christopher Faylor wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 28, 2004 at 02:43:38PM -0500, Brian Ford wrote:
> >On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> >
> >> Of course there is a simple solution: lose the quotes.  AFAICT, they
> >> aren't needed.
> >
> >IMHO, they are.  Windows programs often put directories containing spaces
> >in the system path.  ex:
> >
> >/cygdrive/c/Program Files/ATI Technologies/ATI Control Panel
>
> Try the above with a PATH that contains spaces.  Spaces are preserved.

They are in this case, but won't be in general.  E.g., try

PATH=~/bin:$PATH which ls

vs.

PATH=~/bin:"$PATH" which ls

	Igor
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