Cygwin command not found bad characters found in .bashrc 357\273\277

Question

I\'m new to Cygwin, I just installed it and attempted to set some simple environment variables. However, when I open the command shell, I get the error \"#357\\273\\277 com

Answer 1

Since you have edited your .bashrc outside of Cygwin and used a Windows editor, the editor might have messed up your newline character (ie. CR, R, etc.) You can tell Notepad++ to show hidden characters. I think you can find it in its settings. Changing charsets is one thing, but being able to see hidden characters is another.