# Cannot run cmd command lines from GIT bash 3 messages from 2014-08-18 to 2014-08-18. Participants: Dickson, Alex, Robin Rosenberg. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/37370 ## Dickson, Alex, 2014-08-18 11:07 Subject: Cannot run cmd command lines from GIT bash Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/E41D1E6BD9F1DF48877C833FE120496FDDE1D2FD%40EU-MBX-04.mgc.mentorg.com ``` HI, I have just installed GIT from Git-1.9.4-preview20140815.exe having previously been using Git-1.9.2-preview20140411.exe I now find that some scripts I have been using for some time are no longer working correctly. It seems that now I cannot pass parameters through to a DOS  command e.g.     net user /DOMAIN used to return full information about the user, now it just returns username not found, which is the behaviour if it is invoked without the /DOMAIN switch. I have seen similar with other commands, an even simpler example would be    cmd /c dir This should run the DOS dir command, but all it does is invoke cmd.exe  interactively Alex Dickson, IESD, Mentor Graphics, Newbury, UK. phone:+44 1635 811429,        fax:+44 1635 810102 mailto:alex_dickson@mentor.com, http://www.mentor.com ``` ## Robin Rosenberg, 2014-08-18 14:43 Subject: Re: Cannot run cmd command lines from GIT bash Message-ID: <1193308472.195844.1408373013669.JavaMail.zimbra@dewire.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1193308472.195844.1408373013669.JavaMail.zimbra%40dewire.com In-Reply-To: ``` ----- Ursprungligt meddelande ----- > Från: "Alex Dickson" > Till: git@vger.kernel.org > Skickat: måndag, 18 aug 2014 13:07:46 > Ämne: Cannot run cmd command lines from GIT bash > > HI, > I have just installed GIT from Git-1.9.4-preview20140815.exe having > previously been using Git-1.9.2-preview20140411.exe I now > find that some scripts I have been using for some time are no longer working > correctly. > > It seems that now I cannot pass parameters through to a DOS  command e.g. >     net user /DOMAIN > > used to return full information about the user, now it just returns username > not found, which is the behaviour > if it is invoked without the /DOMAIN switch. I have seen similar with other > commands, an even simpler example would be >    cmd /c dir > > This should run the DOS dir command, but all it does is invoke cmd.exe >  interactively msys translates anything that looks like a unix path. try doubling all initial slashes, i.e. cmd //c dir You might have better luck with Windows specifie questions in one of the msysgit forums than here. -- robin ``` ## Dickson, Alex, 2014-08-18 15:30 Subject: RE: Cannot run cmd command lines from GIT bash Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/E41D1E6BD9F1DF48877C833FE120496FDDE1D3FA%40EU-MBX-04.mgc.mentorg.com In-Reply-To: <1193308472.195844.1408373013669.JavaMail.zimbra@dewire.com> ``` Thanks for your reply, I hadn't known that msys did translation of parameters with /. Doubling these up does make the commands work, but doesn’t explain why they used to work and now don't :( Alex Dickson, IESD, Mentor Graphics, Newbury, UK. phone:+44 1635 811429, fax:+44 1635 810102 mailto:alex_dickson@mentor.com, http://www.mentor.com -----Original Message----- From: Robin Rosenberg [mailto:robin.rosenberg.lists@dewire.com] Sent: 18 August 2014 15:44 To: Dickson, Alex Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Cannot run cmd command lines from GIT bash ----- Ursprungligt meddelande ----- > Från: "Alex Dickson" > Till: git@vger.kernel.org > Skickat: måndag, 18 aug 2014 13:07:46 > Ämne: Cannot run cmd command lines from GIT bash > > HI, > I have just installed GIT from Git-1.9.4-preview20140815.exe having > previously been using Git-1.9.2-preview20140411.exe I now > find that some scripts I have been using for some time are no longer working > correctly. > > It seems that now I cannot pass parameters through to a DOS  command e.g. >     net user /DOMAIN > > used to return full information about the user, now it just returns username > not found, which is the behaviour > if it is invoked without the /DOMAIN switch. I have seen similar with other > commands, an even simpler example would be >    cmd /c dir > > This should run the DOS dir command, but all it does is invoke cmd.exe >  interactively msys translates anything that looks like a unix path. try doubling all initial slashes, i.e. cmd //c dir You might have better luck with Windows specifie questions in one of the msysgit forums than here. -- robin ```