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Date:	Fri, 3 Aug 2012 10:05:44 -0400
From:	Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Ctrl+C not working with windows programs in Cygwin 1.7.16
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On Fri, Aug 03, 2012 at 09:57:16AM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>On Fri, Aug 03, 2012 at 03:51:30PM +0200, 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.
>>
>>> 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
>
>This thread has it all.  Affronted user, useless pile on, and now we
>start to drift away from the actual subject.
>
>It's a little early here for popcorn but I'm tempted anyway.

And, to add to the thread: clueless developer running a cygwin version
of ping.exe.  I *can* duplicate the problem when I specifically run the
windows ping rather than the Cygwin one.  I thought I'd deleted the
Cygwin ping years ago but...  I was wrong.

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