Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-ID: <003101c17084$95ea0360$1f2af4d8@HUNG> From: "Gene C. Ruzicka" To: Subject: 2 simple questions from cygwin newbie Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 14:58:47 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 1. i did a full install of the cygwin package in C:\cygwin folder and the system seems to work fine, but with one small glitch. when i click on the cygwin icon in the cygwin folder, the system doesn't seem to know that it's supposed to invoke the cytwin.bat file in the same folder. the file with the cygwin icon is of type .ico, and when i configure windows 2000 to invoke cygwin.bat, the effect is to change ,ico files be of the same type as .bat files, which is obviously undesirable. i've adjusted to this problem by invoking cygwin from the desktop cygwin icon, or by using the .bat icon in the cygwin folder. any other suggestions on how i can reset the system so that using the cygwin icon invokes the software? note: the cygwin icon that the system installed on the desktop works properly. 2. i prefer using the .csh shell family. i've notiiced that the cygwin package includes the .tcsh shell, but invoking cygwin automatically brings up the.bash shell. how may the .tcsh shell be invoked from windows? is it necessary to create a new cygwin.bat file or modify the old one? note: i'm a windows newbie in addition to being a cygwin newbie. thanx in advance for any and all help. gene -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/