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From: "Jeff Utz" <utzj AT staff DOT juno DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Scheduled processes
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 15:49:56 -0500
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"Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com> wrote in message
news:4 DOT 3 DOT 1 DOT 2 DOT 20020306151038 DOT 01d29ef8 AT pop DOT ma DOT ultranet DOT com...
> At 03:01 PM 3/6/2002, Jeff Utz wrote:
> >I am running cygwin under WinNT and Win2000. Is there any way to call
cygwin
> >and start a particular process?
> >
> >What I wish to do is check out stuff from a cvs repository on a regular
> >basis to update the directories on my computer.
>

Actually, I did not specify the question correctly. What I want to is have
the cygwin start a specific process.

I think all I need to do is start bash with the --rcfile <filename option>
and I can call my stuff from there.

Thanks for you rapid response. Although it did not answer my question, it
did get me going on the right path.

Jeff
>
>
> If you want to do this under Cygwin, look at the cron package.
>
>
>
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