Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!husc6!necntc!linus!philabs!spies!fatcat!inspector_gadget
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: D option
Message-ID: <348@spies.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jul 88 00:24:05 GMT
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How about:
 -Dfred=xxxx\ yyyy
  
  The shell shouldn't do anything there.