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Subject:	Re: executing .bat & .cmd files with 1.7
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Hi Larry,

I'm sorry, I wasn't very clear:  xyz.bat or xyz.cmd do indeed execute
as before. My problem is that when I type xyz (i.e. without the
extension) it won't find xyz.bat or xyz.cmd, as it did before
upgrading.






2010/12/17 Larry Hall (Cygwin) <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com>:
> On 12/17/2010 12:54 PM, Vincent C=F4t=E9-Roy wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> I've just upgraded to 1.7 (from 1.5) and ever since I did, .bat and
>> .cmd files are no longer automagically executed when I invoke them
>> without their extension: i.e., it used to be that invoking xyz in bash
>> would execute xyz.bat or xyz.cmd if it happened to be in my path.
>>
>> Is this a new feature of 1.7, or something is wrong with my setup? In
>> either case, is there some way I can get it back?
>
> There's nothing wrong with your setup. =A0Invoke xyz.bat or xyz.cmd as
> appropriate.
>
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> A: Yes.
>>
>> Q: Are you sure?
>>>
>>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>>>
>>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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