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Date:	Fri, 3 Aug 2012 10:01:22 -0400
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Subject:	Re: Ctrl+C not working with windows programs in Cygwin 1.7.16
From:	Earnie Boyd <earnie AT users DOT sourceforge DOT net>
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On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 9:51 AM, marco atzeri wrote:
> On 8/3/2012 3:43 PM, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 02, 2012 at 09:32:09PM +0200, Marcin Kielar wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Steps to reproduce:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Start cygwin using cygwin.bat
>>>> 2. Run `ping -t google.com`
>>>> 3. Try breaking it with Ctrl+C
>>>>
>>>> Expected behaviur:
>>>> The ping breaks execution and the command prompt is shown and available
>>>>
>>>> Actual behaviour:
>>>> Nothing happens, ping loops until killed with `/usr/bin/kill -f PID`
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't have a "cygwin.bat" but if I start bash via Start->Run this
>>> works for me.  ping is interrupted by CTRL-C.
>>>
>>
>> If executed from mintty CTRL-C works to interrupt the process.  If
>> executed from a Windows console terminal (and I don't mean cmd.exe)
>
>
> a "windows console terminal" is cmd.exe, IMHO.
> There are no other console in windows as standard installation.
>

A console terminal is used for any process needing
stdin/stdout/stderr, that isn't just cmd.exe.

>> ping doesn't interrupt with CTRL-C.  Another interesting thing, ``run
>> bash --login -i'' starts the process but the Window closes with the
>> process in the background and I have to use the Task Manager to kill
>> it, Cygwin's kill doesn't kill it.  However ``run mintty'' works
>> regardless.
>
>
> have you checked the manual ?
>
> RUN(1)                            run 1.1.13 RUN(1)
>
> NAME
>        run - start programs with hidden console window

Ok, sorry, I assumed it was similar to cmd /c start.  But I should be
able to kill it with Cygwin's kill command.  Also the doing ``run bash
--login -i'' the terminal command prompt doesn't return to the issuing
job either.

-- 
Earnie
-- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd

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