X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RP_MATCHES_RCVD,SPF_HELO_PASS,TW_RX X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin@cygwin.com From: Andrew DeFaria Subject: Re: Does not work well: rlwrap + rxvt + cmd Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:03:28 -0700 Lines: 43 Message-ID: References: <1314198447.17029.140258133233741@webmail.messagingengine.com> <1314201141.31858.140258133254297@webmail.messagingengine.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:6.0) Gecko/20110812 Thunderbird/6.0 In-Reply-To: <1314201141.31858.140258133254297@webmail.messagingengine.com> X-Stationery: 0.7.5 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 On 08/24/11 08:52, Ronald of Steiermark wrote: > On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:39 -0700, "Andrew DeFaria" > wrote: >>> I would like to run cmd.exe within a rxvt terminal on Windows 7. >> My question is why? Why do you want to run cmd.exe? > For instance, to test the cruel BAT files which we are going to deliver. How 'bout: $ cmd /c cruel.bat ? Would you really need more? I don't know. I stay way from .bat files... > >> I also find the cmd shell and command language inferior > Language? I wouldn't even call this crap a "language"... I was being kind. > >> in that there's >> nothing special or even convenient in cmd that can't be done even >> quicker and better in bash. > Yep, though right now I'm fancying zsh. Where it makes sense, it's always good to go with what a lot of people go with. How many Solaris machines have zsh installed? > > But we are all slaves to those who pay us... I pay myself! I'm incorporated and I employ myself. I hate being my own slave but it does have it's advantages. The "boss", however, can be a real a-hole if you know what I mean! ;-) > >> That said, and if you're hellbent on using cmd.exe, I >> vaguely recall another terminal emulator program (not a Cygwin thing >> mind you) called, I believe just "Terminal" (Good luck googling that!) >> which (insert fuzzy memory here) I believe used a hidden cmd console >> window to allow the Windows program the proper console environment while >> translating that to the non-hidden Terminal window. That might work... > Thanks a lot, will look it up. > > Ronald -- Andrew DeFaria The big difference between sex for money and sex for free Is that sex for money usually costs a lot less! -- 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