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From: zzapper <david AT tvis DOT co DOT uk>
Subject:  Re: launch windows program from shell according to its   extension
Date:  Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:13:35 +0100
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On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 10:59:27 -0400 (EDT),  wrote:


>>
>> #!/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).

Slightly improved to ignore directories (and assuming that Windows files always have an extension)
cygstart "$(/bin/ls -t *.* | head -1)"

>
>> 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 .'?

Yep! good.

>> man cygstart
>> man cygpath
>


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