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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:18:17 -0400
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On 08/09/2009 12:16 PM, Paul Tomsic wrote:
>
> Hi - I'm having trouble setting up RXVT on WinXP. I've got the following
> shortcut set up to launch RXVT:
>
> C:\viper\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -sl 1500 -fn "Lucida Console-12" -bg black
> -fg yellow -sr -e bash --rcfile "/cygdrive/c/viper/.bashrc"
>
> My $HOME directory is set to the following, as seen in the RXVT:
>
> ptomsic:bin> echo $HOME
> /cygdrive/c/viper

<snip>

> Why would it be okay when I first launch the RXVT shortcut, but then
> simply changing to my $HOME directory causes everything to start misbehaving?

Substitute 'bash -l' for 'bash --rcfile "/cygdrive/c/viper/.bashrc"'.


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