PHP :: Bug #27352 :: CLI doesn't work with -r switch and single quoted string on windows

Bug #27352	CLI doesn't work with -r switch and single quoted string on windows
Submitted:	2004-02-22 11:45 UTC	Modified:	2004-02-22 17:46 UTC
From:	tip at tut dot by	Assigned:
Status:	Not a bug	Package:	CGI/CLI related
PHP Version:	4.3.5RC3	OS:	Windows
Private report:	No	CVE-ID:	None

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[2004-02-22 11:45 UTC] tip at tut dot by

Description:
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I don't know if it is an omission in manual but while executing next string from "Chapter 8. Using PHP from the command line", an error occured.



Reproduce code:
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php -r 'print_r(get_defined_constants());'

Expected result:
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php -r "print_r(get_defined_constants());"
Array
(
    [E_ERROR] => 1
    [E_WARNING] => 2
    [E_PARSE] => 4
...

Actual result:
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PHP Parse error:  parse error, unexpected $end in Command line code on line 1

Parse error: parse error, unexpected $end in Command line code on line 1

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[2004-02-22 11:57 UTC] derick@php.net

Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not
a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at
http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report
a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php

From what I know is this a Windows limitation, not a PHP one.

[2004-02-22 17:41 UTC] tip at tut dot by

Yes, it is a windows limitation, but there must be workaroud or at least official note on this behavior in PHP manual.

[2004-02-22 17:46 UTC] edink@php.net

Its actually cmd.exe shell limitation. You can install 
other shells like bash.exe which have no such 
limitations :)

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