> Perhaps this is more of a bash problem than a Cygwin problem however > Cygwin's bash is not acting like bash on Solaris. In Cygwin's bash: >> $ x="-l -d" > $ ls $x > ls: invalid option -- > Try `ls --help' for more information. Works fine under Cygwn with me here. Chris -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/