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Subject:	Re: Cygwin.bat doesn't save original directory in OLDPWD after login
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On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 04:50:10PM +0400, Andry wrote:
>If run cygwin from cmd.exe from random directory, for example, from
>"c:\blablabla", then after login OLDPWD would be "/usr/bin" instead
>original directory.  So command cd "$OLDPWD" just after login restores
>wrong directory.  This is because batch file has been wroten
>incorrectly.  This is correct:
>
>"%~dp0bin\bash" --login -i

I don't see how that can be correct.  There seems to be some inexplicable
mangling in the above.

However, the cygwin.bat file isn't really intended to be the way you
"run cygwin" from everywhere.  If you want to run bash then run
c:\cygwin\bin\bash.  Add c:\cygwin\bin to your PATH and you won't even
have to type the path.  Just type "bash".

cgf

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