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From: Sam Edge <sam DOT edgeZZZ AT lineone DOT net>
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Subject: Re: cygwin.bat
Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 03:11:30 +0100
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cjf wrote in <20030511002234 DOT GD17951 AT redhat DOT com>
in gmane.os.cygwin on Sat, 10 May 2003 20:22:34 -0400:

> >> >Could be my imagination, but even seems a
> >> > little slower.
> >> That *would* be your imagination.

> >Maybe not.
> >If you start up bash.exe directly by double-clicking it or by putting
> >bash.exe in a shortcut, then only one process is created.
> >
> >If you use cygwin.bat, then under Windows NT/2k/XP you first have a
> >CMD.EXE process created and then a bash.exe. The CMD.EXE sits around
> >doing nothing until the bash.exe process exits.
> > [snip]

> Translation: Except for a neglible startup cost, it's probably his
> imagination.

Negligible on a modern PC. Noticeable on some of the kit I've got
here. ;-)


-- 
Sam Edge
(who seldom parts with a working computer)

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