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Subject:  Re: 1.5.18: commands don't work after Cygwin update
Date:  Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:48:14 -0500
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Shaun Gittens wrote:
> I just upgraded Cygwin on Windows XP.  The previous version I was 
> running (I installed it in Jan 2005) worked fine.  Now, post-upgrade, 
> almost no commands work at the prompt of the bash shell.
> 
> ====
> bash-3.00$  ls
> bash:  ls: command not found
> bash-3.00$ cygcheck
> bash: cygcheck: command not found
> bash-3.00$ gcc
> bash:  gcc : command not found
> 
> ====
> 
> Running setup.exe went off without a hitch for the most part.  I'm not 
> sure what could have gone wrong in the upgrade.  Any ideas why this 
> won't work all of a sudden?
> 
> Thank you for your time.
> 
> Shaun.
> 

Just guesses:

Do the above commands exit? Verify by going into cygwin bin dir using 
Windows explorer?

If they do, have you set the PATH variable correctly to point to cygwin 
bin directory?

->HS




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