From: Motohiro KOSAKI Date: 2011-02-14T18:04:56+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:35227] [Ruby 1.9-Bug#4396][Open] windows commands starting with "@" should run at all even though command string is quoted by `"'. Bug #4396: windows commands starting with "@" should run at all even though command string is quoted by `"'. http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/4396 Author: Motohiro KOSAKI Status: Open, Priority: Normal Category: core, Target version: 1.9.3 ruby -v: ruby 1.9.3dev (2011-02-09 trunk 30831) [i386-mswin32_100] This issue C test program. ------------------------------------------ main() { system("\"@echo foo\""); } ------------------------------------------ => foo Ruby test program. ------------------------------------------ ruby -e 'p system("\"@echo foo\"")' => nil ---------------------------------------- http://redmine.ruby-lang.org