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@chapter FAQ
@cindex faq
@enumerate
+@item Why does not backslashes in paths under Windows doesn't work?
+
+OpenOCD uses Tcl and a backslash is an escape char. Use @{ and @}
+around Windows filenames.
+
+@smallexample
+> echo \a
+
+> echo @{\a@}
+\a
+> echo "\a"
+
+>
+@end smallexample
+To
+
@item OpenOCD complains about a missing cygwin1.dll.
Make sure you have Cygwin installed, or at least a version of OpenOCD that