X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin@cygwin.com From: r Subject: Re: script Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:06:15 +0000 (UTC) Lines: 40 Message-ID: References: <20080726221147.GA1752@linux.local> <20080727151058.GA3548@linux.local> <31DDB7BE4BF41D4888D41709C476B6570929B222@NIHCESMLBX5.nih.gov> <20080728161513.GA1532@linux.local> <183c528b0807281120y247ba90ge89db0d6a4049921@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: slrn/pre0.9.9-112/mm/ao (Win32) X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: 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 On 2008-07-28, René Berber wrote: > Brian Mathis wrote: > >> On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 12:15 PM, r wrote: >>> ok, I'm going to learn to manage basic cygwin-linux features >> [...] >>> I saw unlike linux that cygwin does not warn me when there are new >> [...] >>> Is there a way ( like in linux ) to send a message to my prompt >> [...] >>> R >> >> I think one source of confusion is because of the areas I have >> highlighted. Don't expect cygwin to be like linux, because it is not >> linux. It is cygwin. Cygwin gives Windows a "UNIX-like" environment, >> it does not turn Windows into linux or UNIX. > > You are helping him the wrong way: the original question was nonsense, > Linux doesn't notify users of new mail, the shell can, other > applications can... and that's probably what he is chasing (but doesn't > admit he doesn't know Linux well enough so he just throws the "I can do > it in Linux, why not in Cygwin?"). Yes this is correct, I don't know linux very very well. I identify linux with bash, consolle, that's what I used to use in Linux ; so bash, consolle notified me about new arrived emails. > > The practical way of getting mail notifications (in Windows and any > other environment with a GUI) is through your mail client. > > Yes, bash (and other shells) have the option to notify you. Use 'shopt > -s mailwarn' and define where your spool is (for instance, export > MAIL='/var/spool/mail/user-name'). ok. That's how > > Besides, using a thread to solve multiple questions is bad practice. -- 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/