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From: "Alex Malinovich" <baggend AT howlermonkey DOT net>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: cygwin.bat
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 00:44:20 -0500
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That's a good idea as well. Thought I get the feeling that it would be
considerably more work to implement than just adding "start" to the
batch file. (From a setup.exe point of view that is.)

-Alex

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com 
> [mailto:cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com] On Behalf Of Michael Erdely
> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 7:56 PM
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: RE: cygwin.bat
> 
> 
> Or, better yet, don't use a batch file at all.  Create an icon that
> starts in <drive>:\Path-to-cygwin\bin that launches bash.
> 
> Works like a charm.
> 
> -ME
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com
> [mailto:cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com] On Behalf Of Bobby McNulty
> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 6:27 PM
> To: "Alex Malinovich"; cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: RE: cygwin.bat
> 
> 
> "Alex Malinovich" <baggend AT howlermonkey DOT net> wrote:
> 
> >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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> I just tried it out.
> 
> start /r bash --login -i
> 
> When exit is sent, the window closes without any fuss.
> 
> 
> 
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