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"Jerry D. Hedden" wrote:

>       PID    PPID    PGID     WINPID  TTY  UID    STIME COMMAND
>     19992       1   19992      19992  con 78809 08:22:53 /usr/bin/rxvt
>     32960   19992   32960      61760    0 78809 08:22:53 /usr/bin/bash
>     19292   32960   19292      33136    0 78809 08:43:42 /usr/bin/ps
> 
> It's started using via a shell shortcut using the target:
>     "C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -e bash --login"
> Doesn't this show that the rxvt window is a console?

That is telling you that bash is attached to tty0 (a pty).  In other
words, rxvt cannot provide a console to the things running in it, it can
only provide a pty.   Whether or not the rxvt process itself has a
console is irrelevant.

Brian

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