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Subject: Re: Executing a BASH script from a start menu shortcut
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From: Levon Saldamli <levon AT lysator DOT liu DOT se>
Date: 10 Feb 1999 07:42:01 +0100
In-Reply-To: Robert Campbell's message of "Tue, 9 Feb 1999 22:42:47 -0000"
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Robert Campbell <campbell AT calgary DOT paradigmgeo DOT com> writes:

> 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

I think you could call bash with your script as argument, something like:

path_to_bash/bash.exe myscript

If it needs the env-variables you could copy the cygnus.bat, and
change it to call bash with your script as argument instead.

-- 
/Levon Saldamli

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