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Subject:	Re: How do I make scripts my PC executable
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David Christensen wrote:
> zip184 wrote:
>> I have some scripts I'd like to run without starting cygwin and
>> typing in their paths.  Is there a way to make windows recognize that
>> a file is a bash/python script and run them like as if I ran them in
>> cygwin?  I'd like to just be able to doubleclick them in windows
>> explorer.  Is this possible? (I'm using bash and python scripts)
> 
> I have a series of Cygwin Bash and Perl scripts for backing up my machines.  I
> develop/debug them interactively using Cygwin Bash shells.  Once everything
> works, I light them off using a shortcut pointing to a batch file that fires up
> Cygwin Bash and tells it to process the top-level Bash shell script:
> 
>     $ cat ssh-backup-all.bat
>     C:\cygwin\bin\bash ./ssh-backup-all
> 
> 
> The top-level Bash shell script sets the environment up to match interactive
> login and then does it's job:
> 
>     $ cat ssh-backup-all
>     #! /bin/sh
>     . /etc/profile
>     . /home/dpchrist/.bash_profile
>     ##### do backup stuff
> 
Wouldn't it be possible to omit the first two executable lines and have 
the batch script read

c:\cygwin\bin\bash -l ./ssh-backup-all

regards
  Steve
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