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Date: 8 Feb 2006 17:57:56 -0000
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Subject: Re: "rxvt -e bash" From Batch File
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On 8 Feb 2006 17:45:34 -0000 Bubba Jones 
<iambubba AT xxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Feb 2006 12:26:57 -0500 "Hassel, Scott" 
> Scott DOT Hassel AT bxxx> wrote:
> 
> > When I envoke "rxvt -e bash" from a command line
> > I get rxvt with bash and bash sourced my .bashrc
> > file.  However, when I put "rxvt -e bash" in a
> > batch file, launch the batch file, I get rxvt
> > with bash, but my .bashrc file is not sourced...
> > 
> > Does anyone know why my batch file doesn't source
> > .bashrc and/or how I can get the batch file to
> > source?  I'm guessing I'm starting a login
> > bash session, but I'm not certain...
> > -----END Original Message-----
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Have you tried this:
> > 
> > set the dos/windows environment variable - 
> SHELL=/usr/bin/bash
> > 
> > and then you should be able to execute
> > 
> > C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -bg black -fg grey -sl 2048 -sb 
> -fn 9x16 -ls
> > 
> > or something similar. The -ls tells rxvt to treat it
as 
> a login shell. All the rest is just for looks.
> 
> That didn't work.  My environment variables might
> be messed up.  When I call the regular cygwin bash
> prompt from a batch file, I have the following in
> the batch file:
> 
> C:\Cygwin\bin\bash --rcfile /cygdrive/h/.bashrc -i
> 
> That explicitly tells bash to source my .bashrc.
> Does rxvt have anything like that?

I noticed the subject line got goofed.  This is a
repost...

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