Re: lynx-dev Command-line options and DOS [patch]

[Heather]

> > On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Klaus Peter Wegge wrote:
> > So apparently "=" does get passed.
> > 
> > > But you are right. Replacing lynx by a batch file t.bat with the only
> > > line
> > > echo %1 %2 - %3 %4
> > > you will see:
> > > c:\t -auth abc:xyz - -show_cursor on
> > 
> > So apparently it is only the 'echo' command that has the problem?
> No. It is not the echo command. In the example I realy get 4 parameters 
> passed.
> You can see it by the - sign inserted between %2 and %3
> 
> But there seems to be no ESCAPE-character for DOS like \= or so.

Did you try 
        lynx "-auth=abc:xyz" -showcursor on
?

I think the DOS convention of being able to use = in say, the SET command
is just for human comfort.

* Heather