Mail Archives: cygwin/2006/10/25/22:07:07
Larry,
at the prompt type: echo $HOME
then put the BASH comnmands you want to be executed in the
$HOME/.bash_profile file. If there isn't one, make one ( a plain
text file with /n line endings).
Normally this is were you set enviroment variables, etc.
Cheers.
On 10/26/06, Larry Hall (Cygwin) <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com> wrote:
> Ben LeBar wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was wondering if there was any way to run a command on cygwin either
> > through a batch file while launching cygwin or once launched.
> >
> > I heard that I could use a .batchrc file to do this, so I created one
> > containing the command I wanted executed and put it in my home
> > directory - it didn't work. Next I checked the Cygwin FAQ's and it
> > said that a home directory may not have been set so put it in the
> > cygwin root. I did this and tried it again -- no dice.
> >
> > If anyone could help me out or give me any alternatives I'd greatly
> > appreciate it. Thanks.
>
>
> If you're running Cygwin's bash prompt via cygwin.bat, you can add
> whatever "batch" commands you want to that. If you're looking to
> add some shell commands, you can do so in your .bash_login or .bashrc
> file, depending on your intent. See 'man bash' for details.
>
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