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From: "Alex Malinovich" <baggend AT howlermonkey DOT net>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: cygwin.bat
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 17:04:09 -0500
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Just a quick observation. Cygwin.bat calls "bash --login -i" to start
cygwin. Wouldn't it be a bit better to instead use 'start' to launch
bash?

e.g.

"start bash --login -i" 

By using 'start' bash is called, and then the batchfile continues
execution. (it ends)

This would alleviate the issue of "Terminate batch job?" messages that
occasionally crop up when closing the window. It also allows more than
one instance of bash to be called by using a keyboard shortcut. I have
ctrl-alt-c set to call cygwin.bat. The only problem is that if I already
have a window open, it won't allow me to open a second one that way
since the batch file is still "running". Using 'start', I can now open
as many windows as I want. AFAIK the 'start' command has been
implemented in all MS OS's since 95 so compatibility shouldn't be an
issue. Just a suggestion.

-Alex


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