From: papresco AT calum DOT csclub DOT uwaterloo DOT ca (Paul Prescod)
Subject: Re: Absolute file-path under bash (cygwin32)
15 Apr 1997 19:54:33 -0700
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Mikey wrote:
> 
> Not from bash.
> 
> vim(){
> vim.exe `dospwd.sh $*`
> }
> 
> try that,it's a little slow ;^), but I think it will work, and you only
> have to set it up once, in .bashrc.

Once per non-cygwin executable that you want to use from within bash!
What if "ld" marked cygwin executables with some sort of magic code?
Then bash could fix up arguments to non-cygwin executables.

 Paul Prescod


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