X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin@cygwin.com From: Steve Holden Subject: Re: How do I make scripts my PC executable Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:29:35 -0400 Lines: 31 Message-ID: References: <12391292.post@talk.nabble.com> <005801c7eabb$cd519bd0$0a00a8c0@a64x23800p> <46D6462D.1020203@holdenweb.com> <003401c7eb12$1bb53e70$0a00a8c0@a64x23800p> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) In-Reply-To: <003401c7eb12$1bb53e70$0a00a8c0@a64x23800p> X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com David Christensen wrote: > I wrote: >> $ cat ssh-backup-all.bat >> C:\cygwin\bin\bash ./ssh-backup-all > > Steve Holden wrote: >> Wouldn't it be possible to omit the first two executable lines and >> have the batch script read >> c:\cygwin\bin\bash -l ./ssh-backup-all > > I posted a sample shell session. The "$ cat ssh-backup-all.bat" is what I typed > into my shell and the "C:\cygwin\bin\bash ./ssh-backup-all" is the result (e.g. > the output of the "cat" command; the contents of "./ssh-backup-all"). > And I posted alternative content for the batch script that would save you from putting two unnecessary lines in the shell script. Or so I thought. The -l (or --login) option has bash read its usual startup files, thereby avoiding the need four the course (".") commands at the beginning of the shell script. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://del.icio.us/steve.holden --------------- Asciimercial ------------------ Get on the web: Blog, lens and tag the Internet Many services currently offer free registration ----------- Thank You for Reading ------------- -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/