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From:	Alexander Konovalov <alexk AT mcs DOT st-and DOT ac DOT uk>
Subject:	Open URLs with # using cygstart.exe
Date:	Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:06:06 +0100
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Dear Cygwin experts,

I am trying to open the exact location in the html file using my default 
browser with the command of the form

cygstart.exe file:///C:/somepath/doc/ref/chap31.html#X84F59A2687C62763

However, the anchor is ignored, so instead of going to the exact location
it opens the file and stays on the top of the page.

I didn't manage to find anything on Web, except the discussion about
handling '?' in URL on March 30-31 this year, but it doesn't help.

Is there any workaround to handle '#' in URLs?

Thanks,
Alexander

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