X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org X-SBRSScore: None From: Harald Joerg To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: How to pass parameters to a windows application In-Reply-To: (Andy Koppe's message of "Mon, 2 Aug 2010 11:31:28 +0200") References: User-Agent: Gnus/5.1299999999999999 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.92 (cygwin) Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:55:32 +0200 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 Andy Koppe writes: > On 2 August 2010 07:49, Dave Hylands wrote: >> >> On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Jason Pyeron wrote: >>> I am at my wits end trying to figure out how to execute this in bash >>> >>> C:\WINDOWS>cmd /c "start "" "C:\Documents and Settings\All >>> Users\Desktop\projects\crisfield\trunk\etc"" >> >> Based on your prompt, I'd say that you're not in bash. >> >> cmd /c start "c:\Documents and Settings\" >> >> works for me. From the cmd prompt, >> >> cmd /c "start "c:\Documents and Settings"" >> >> works. I wrote a little program called open, >> http://www.davehylands.com/Software/Open/ >> >> which opens files the same way as double clicking on them. It also >> translates cygwin paths into Win32 paths if you build the cygwin >> version. >> If passed a directory name, it does the same as choosing "Explore". > > You should both have a look at 'cygstart'. Good that I'm typing so slow. I was about to explain a procedure of mine which almost does what Jason Pyeron wants, approximately working in almost every case, containing lots of quote-escaping tricks (and starting with "`cygpath -u $COMSPEC`" instead of the plain cmd, just in case)... and making a total fool of myself, given that cygstart does it all in one sweep. Thanks for the nudge, Andy! -- Cheers, haj -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple