diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 0cf23f9980..bd02d7c793 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -6935,3 +6935,9 @@ David  20 Aug 2008
             create_forums.php
         user/
             team_search.php
+
+Charlie 20 Aug 2008
+    - lib: remove unused variable char cmd_esc[1024].
+
+    lib/
+        filesys.C
diff --git a/lib/filesys.C b/lib/filesys.C
index 2b283e31c3..3fd482b9e3 100644
--- a/lib/filesys.C
+++ b/lib/filesys.C
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ int boinc_copy(const char* orig, const char* newf) {
     sprintf(cmd, "copy \"%s\" \"%s\"", orig, newf);
     return system(cmd);
 #else
-    char cmd[1024], cmd_esc[1024];
+    char cmd[1024];
     sprintf(cmd, "cp \"%s\" \"%s\"", orig, newf);
     return system(cmd);
 #endif