Delivered-To: listarch-cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com From: Robert Campbell Reply-To: Sender: "campbell" To: "'GNU-WIN32'" Subject: Executing a BASH script from a start menu shortcut Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 22:42:47 -0000 Message-Id: <33C7347CC953D211A1ED0000F8751EFA3A5C@PCNTSERVERA> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01BE543B.80EC3540" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Importance: Normal ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01BE543B.80EC3540 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_000D_01BE543B.80F3D660" ------=_NextPart_001_000D_01BE543B.80F3D660 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Does anybody know how to create an icon on the desktop (or from the start menu) that will execute a bash script without starting a dos prompt. I have cygwin setup to start my X server by executing 'startx' from any bash shell, and I would like to know how I can create an icon on my desktop to do this, without bringing up a command prompt window. I would like the script to do something like this: #!/bin/bash --login startx ----------------- "Please don't remind me of the way things should be. We all know how they should be, I am merely stating the way things are now." ------=_NextPart_001_000D_01BE543B.80F3D660 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Does=20 anybody know how to create an icon on the desktop (or from the start = menu) that=20 will execute a bash script without starting a dos = prompt.

I have=20 cygwin setup to start my X server by executing 'startx' from any bash = shell, and=20 I would like to know how I can create an icon on my desktop to do this, = without=20 bringing up a command prompt window.

I=20 would like the script to do something like this:

#!/bin/bash --login

startx

----------------- =
"Please don't remind me of the way = things should=20 be. We all know how they should be, I am merely stating the way = things are=20 now."

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