How to set a variable with a space in the value?

[Jason Pyeron]

export JAVA_HOME=c:\\java\ sdk\\

or

export JAVA_HOME='c:\java sdk\'


On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 Ashish.Srivastava@med.va.gov wrote:

> Hi,
>   I have a JDK installed in c:\Java SDK directory. I am trying to export
> the JAVA_HOME in cygwin but it seems is crancking out on the space.
>
> export JAVA_HOME=c:\Java\\ SDK
> export JAVA_HOME=c:\"Java SDK\" and,
> export JAVA_HOME="c:/Java SDK/"
>
> all fails. Please help!
>
> Thnx,
> -Ashish
>
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