Mail Archives: cygwin/2003/01/14/03:56:27
Igor,
Thank you for your invaluable help.
Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> This really isn't a correct mailing list for this question, but, since
> it's been asked here before, and will, undoubtedly, be asked here again, I
> will pretend it's about "the interaction of windows programs and Cygwin
> programs" and answer it:
>
> At a command (DOS) prompt, type "help start".
>
> As an alternative, consider starting windows programs from bash and
> backgrounding them (e.g., "vncviewer.exe &").
> Igor
>
> On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, a12 wrote:
>
> > Igor,
> > Thank you for your quick reply.
> >
> > It works perfectly.
> >
> > Now I would like to incorporate a start of vncviewer.exe after the bash
> > command into the same .bat file. I have tried:
> >
> > C:
> > chdir C:\Program Files\RealVNC
> > vncviewer.exe
> > chdir C:\cygwin\bin
> > bash --login -c "ssh -T -L 5901:derqjzp:5900 -C -N isoft AT derqjzp"
> >
> > but this start vncviewer, and waits until I enter hostid. bash
> > is never started.
> >
> > Any hints here ?
> >
> > Pardon me if this question does not belong to this mailing
> > list.
> >
> > Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, a12 wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello gurus,
> > > >
> > > > For the time being I start SSH manually:
> > > > open DOS window
> > > > C:\cygwin\cygwin.bat
> > > > ssh -T -L 5901:derqjzp:5900 -C -N isoft AT derqjzp
> > > > <isoft's password>
> > > >
> > > > I have tried to include the ssh command above in cygwin.bat but
> > > > obviously bash does not read it.
> > > > How do I make bash to read the ssh command in cygwin.bat ?
> > >
> > > 'bash --login -c "ssh -T -L 5901:derqjzp:5900 -C -N isoft AT derqjzp"'
> > > Try "man bash" for details.
> > > Igor
>
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