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Subject: RE: Open bash at the current explorer directory?
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 09:27:36 +0200
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This works fine except that I get the windows short form of the 
directories in the CFH variable.
I've tried filtering through cygpath but no luck.
Any suggestion?

:-?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frantisek Dufka [mailto:dufkaf AT seznam DOT cz] 
> Sent: den 18 september 2002 10:56
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Re: Open bash at the current explorer directory?
> 
> 
> I don't know how to do it without using .bashrc, but this 
> works for me 
> (current cygwin, NT 4.0)
> 
> Registry key contains:
> 
> D:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -sb -sr -sl 16384 -fn fixedsys -fg 
> gray -bg black 
> -e /bin/env CFH="%1" /bin/bash --login
> 
> .bashrc contains
> 
> if [ "$CFH" != "" ] ; then
>      cd "$CFH"
>      unset CFH
> fi
> 
> No temporary files, bash.exe or .bash_profile is not executed twice. 
> Also looks like cygpath -u is not needed, DOS paths seem to 
> work in cd 
> command.
> 
> Frantisek
> 
> -------------------------------------
> * John Daniel Doucette <john DOT doucette AT jjmackay DOT ca> [13-09-02 15:23]:
>  > I am using Win2000 Pro, SP3.   Is there a way to invoke an 
> interactive bash
>  > shell at a particular directory, without using a .bashrc 
> or similar 
> file?
>  > I.e. on the command lie alone?  The --login and -c options 
> appear to be
>  > mutually exclusive.  I would like to be able browse quickly to a 
> directory
>  > with explorer, option/right click on the directory, then 
> select a custom
>  > "open with cygwin" option, and have the bash shell open at that
>  > directory.  Has anyone tried this?
> 
> Read this from the archive.
> http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-05/msg01648.html
> 
> HTH
> Jens
> 
> 

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