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Subject:	Re: Calling Windows progs from cygwin command prompt?
Date:	Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:34:09 +0100
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* Gustavo Seabra (Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:42:02 -0400)
> It's probably a long shot, but... Is there a way to call windows 
> programs from inside a Cygwin shell?

Yes.
 
> Specifically, I'd like to be able to open the Windows version of VMD 
> from the Cygwin command line, like typing:
> 
> $ vmd

Yes, like in Windows: either just VMD (if VMD is in the path) or 
/cygdrive/c/path_to_vmd/VMD
 
> Ideally, that would open VMD at the directory I'm visiting in the shell, 
> just like it works in Linux. Is it possible?

As I said: absolutely no problem

T.


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