But some bash does match the pattern: $bash --version GNU bash, version 3.2.33(1)-release (i386-redhat-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Maybe some settings affect bash's behaviour. PRC -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/