Torsten Bögershausen writes: > C:/MyTool.BAT is a valid Windows file name even under Windows. Not all Windows programs handle that correctly, though. > Cygwin preferres /cygdrive/cMyTool.BAT The /cygdrive prefix can be changed, however. If you want to be independent of such vagaries, use /proc/cygdrive instead (use cygpath -U instead of cygpath -u). > Git under Cygwin should handle C:/MyTool.BAT correctly, and to my > understanding it does. Yes, but there is always the possiblity of some shell script somewhere missing that boat. You are best off normalizing to POSIX conventions as early as possible and keep it that way until you hand off to a Windows program. Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Wavetables for the Waldorf Blofeld: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#BlofeldUserWavetables