BUG: 'run -p' fails if path contains spaces

[Jerry D. Hedden]

Jerry D. Hedden wrote:
>run 1.1.8-1 fails if the path used with the -p option contains any
>spaces.
>
>The following works:
>   run '/cygdrive/c/Program Files/vim/vim64/gvim.exe'
>
>The following fails with a dialog box stating that it can't find
>gvim.exe:
>  run -p '/cygdrive/c/Program Files/vim/vim64' gvim.exe

Alexander J. Herrmann queried:
> Is there a special reason why you don't escape spaces?
>   run -p '/cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/vim/vim64' gvim.exe

You're not supposed to escape spaces when the argument is in single
quotes.  Doing so adds the backslash into the string as evidenced by:
  echo '/cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/vim/vim64'

The following are equivalent (although neither works):
  run -p '/cygdrive/c/Program Files/vim/vim64' gvim.exe
  run -p /cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/vim/vim64 gvim.exe

Further, your example (with single quotes and backslash) doesn't work
either.


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