X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-Original-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: cygwin@cygwin.com DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 32890395B08F Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=dronecode.org.uk Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk Authentication-Results: btinternet.com; auth=pass (PLAIN) smtp.auth=jonturney@btinternet.com X-Originating-IP: [31.51.206.146] X-OWM-Source-IP: 31.51.206.146 (GB) X-OWM-Env-Sender: jonturney@btinternet.com X-VadeSecure-score: verdict=clean score=0/300, class=clean X-RazorGate-Vade: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeduiedrfeeigdehjecutefuodetggdotefrodftvfcurfhrohhfihhlvgemuceutffkvffkuffjvffgnffgvefqofdpqfgfvfenuceurghilhhouhhtmecufedtudenucesvcftvggtihhpihgvnhhtshculddquddttddmnecujfgurhepuffvfhfhkffffgggjggtgfesthejredttdefjeenucfhrhhomheplfhonhcuvfhurhhnvgihuceojhhonhdrthhurhhnvgihsegurhhonhgvtghouggvrdhorhhgrdhukheqnecuggftrfgrthhtvghrnhepgeeuhfekvdefieeghfehtdejheeigedthefhhfehfffgheehgedtffeljeetueeunecukfhppeefuddrhedurddvtdeirddugeeinecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptdenucfrrghrrghmpehhvghloheplgduledvrdduieekrddurdduuddungdpihhnvghtpeefuddrhedurddvtdeirddugeeipdhmrghilhhfrhhomhepoehjohhnrdhtuhhrnhgvhiesughrohhnvggtohguvgdrohhrghdruhhkqecuuefqffgjpeekuefkvffokffogfdprhgtphhtthhopeeotgihghifihhnsegthihgfihinhdrtghomheqpdhrtghpthhtohepoehfvghrghhushgukeegsehouhhtlhhoohhkrdgtohhmqe X-RazorGate-Vade-Verdict: clean 0 X-RazorGate-Vade-Classification: clean Subject: Re: Is there a one-liner to start a xterm window (and close XWin at the end of the session)? To: The Cygwin Mailing List References: From: Jon Turney Message-ID: <923d78cf-c120-1441-c00c-c946be5bd9fc@dronecode.org.uk> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2020 14:03:28 +0100 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/68.10.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-GB X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, FORGED_SPF_HELO, KAM_DMARC_STATUS, KAM_LAZY_DOMAIN_SECURITY, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_NONE, TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Fergus Daly Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Errors-To: cygwin-bounces@cygwin.com Sender: "Cygwin" On 17/07/2020 13:48, Fergus Daly via Cygwin wrote: > At the moment I initiate a xterm session with a 4-line cmd script at the Cygwin root directory as follows: > @bin\run bin\XWin -clipboard -nolock -multiwindow 2> nul > @timeout 4 > nul 2> nul > @bin\xterm -display :0.0 2> nul > @bin\kill -KILL -- -1 > Not wishing to mend what isn't broken, can anybody recommend a slicker opener (and closer)? > (All the lines, and all their components, seem to be essential. > Line 1 is a necessary precursor. Line 2 induces an apparently essential pause. > Line 3 opens the xterm session, which can then be progressed to its conclusion. > At which: resumption of the cmd script at line 4 kills the now redundant XWin session. > Thus guaranteeing a neat finish with no straggling processes.) > Thank you for any easement! A one-liner would be perfect. "xinit /usr/bin/xterm -- -nolock -multiwindow" (Although you might want to use startx instead, as perhaps that will behave better if an X server is already running for display :0) -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple