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Date: Fri,  2 Nov 2001 08:57:59 +0000
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From: David Starks-Browning <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>
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To: "Harsha Dasegowda" <harshada AT yahoo DOT com>
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Subject: scripts.
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On Thursday 1 Nov 01, Harsha Dasegowda writes:
> HI,
>  I just started using cygwin and haven't been able to figure out how to
> write scripts. The regular .bat files don't seem to work.

Sorry, that's off-topic for the Cygwin list.

There is an abundance of help for that sort of thing elsewhere.  Go
look.

That said, once you learn, and scripts don't behave the way you expect
them to, there is an entry "Why don't my shell scripts work?" in the FAQ.

David
(Cygwin FAQ maintainer)


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