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Date: | Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:19:33 +0100 |
From: | Dave Korn <dave DOT korn DOT cygwin AT googlemail DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: Launching CMD.EXE windows from cygwin bash |
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Taylor wrote: > Problem: I want to be able to launch a CMD.EXE window starting in a particular > directory from my cygwin bash window. Just type "start" and press return. > PS I'd also like to do the same with a bash shell, meaning that I'd like to > launch another bash window from my current window, e.g. something like, > "bashwndw.exe . &" Just type "cygstart /bin/bash" and press return. There is no facility in either case to select a cwd for the process to start in, they will start in your bash shell's cwd. You can always write yourself a little shell function, e.g. function CMDWNDW { ( cd $1 && start ) } cheers, DaveK -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
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