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Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 10:59:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
To: zzapper <david AT tvis DOT co DOT uk>
cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: launch windows program from shell according to its   extension
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On Wed, 8 Jun 2005, zzapper wrote:

> On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 09:23:53 -0400,  wrote:
>
> >At 03:45 AM 6/8/2005, you wrote:
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>I have largely replaced usage of windows explorer with a cygwin shell.
> >>One thing is cumbersome however: when I encounter, say, a .doc file in
> >>a directory, it would be nice that I could "launch" this file with the
> >>program associated under windows.
> >>
> >>Is this possible, for example via a utility program kind of "launch
> >>file.doc"?
> >
> >Sure.  Use 'cygstart'.
>
> script to launch most recent file
>
> #!/bin/bash
> # csn
> # description : launch most recent file (head)
> # set -x
> cygstart $(l\s -t * | head -1) &

Make that 'cygstart "$(/bin/ls -t | head -1)"' (add quotes, otherwise
filenames with spaces will not work).

> Jump back into explorer in CURRENT directory
>
> wexp () {
>         XPATH="$(cygpath -w "${PWD}")"
>         explorer $XPATH
> }

You could've used "$(cygpath -aw .)".  And you need to quote $XPATH (i.e.,
use 'explorer "$XPATH"'), for the same reasons (spaces).

Besides, how about simply 'cygstart .'?

> man cygstart
> man cygpath

HTH,
	Igor
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