(convert-standard-filename): Only convert directory

separators to backslash if the interactive shell is one of the
standard Windows shells that has DOS semantics.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/w32-fns.el b/lisp/w32-fns.el
index 1e12f177f87..580bea0631a 100644
--- a/lisp/w32-fns.el
+++ b/lisp/w32-fns.el
@@ -254,10 +254,12 @@ with a definition that really does change some file names."
       (aset name (match-beginning 0) ?!)
       (setq start (match-end 0)))
     ;; convert directory separators to Windows format
-    (while (string-match "/" name start)
-      (aset name (match-beginning 0) ?\\)
-      (setq start (match-end 0)))
-    name))
+    ;; (but only if the shell in use requires it)
+    (if (w32-shell-dos-semantics)
+        (while (string-match "/" name start)
+          (aset name (match-beginning 0) ?\\)
+          (setq start (match-end 0))))
+      name))
 
 ;;; Fix interface to (X-specific) mouse.el
 (defun x-set-selection (type data)