Index: C:/fab_JIP/MavenPlugins/trunk/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/maven-scm-provider-cvs-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/cvslib/command/changelog/AbstractCvsChangeLogCommand.java
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--- C:/fab_JIP/MavenPlugins/trunk/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/maven-scm-provider-cvs-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/cvslib/command/changelog/AbstractCvsChangeLogCommand.java	(revision 441485)
+++ C:/fab_JIP/MavenPlugins/trunk/maven-scm-providers/maven-scm-providers-cvs/maven-scm-provider-cvs-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/scm/provider/cvslib/command/changelog/AbstractCvsChangeLogCommand.java	(working copy)
@@ -79,7 +79,16 @@
 
             cl.createArgument().setValue( "-d" );
 
-            cl.createArgument().setValue( "\"" + dateRange + "\"" );
+            // There's a difference between UNIX-like OS and Windows
+            // See http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/SCM-187
+            if ( System.getProperty( "os.name" ).toLowerCase().indexOf( "windows" ) > -1 )
+            {
+                cl.createArgument().setValue( "\"" + dateRange + "\"" );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                cl.createArgument().setValue( dateRange );
+            }
         }
 
         if ( branch != null )