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lemkemch AT t-online DOT de wrote:
>>
>> mintty is the right tool for replacing rxvt for not X11.
>>
>> on XP I have no problem to build a file like
>> $ touch ÄÄÆÉßü
>>
>> and to have exactly the same on explorer and from
>> cmd.
>>
> 
> I just gave it a try.  It seemed to have solved the character
> problem but I now have a not responding mintty window.  I
> started mintty from the rxvt window and tried to send
> it to the background with CTRL/D (which is what I have mapped
> susp to).  mintty didn't go into the background so I CTRL/C'ed
> it in rxvt.  That freed up the rxvt prompt but didn't kill the
> mintty process.  The window still hangs around with that
> (Not Responding) headline.

Run mintty directly from a shortcut or the Run window.  I believe it's
more of a native Windows program, and those don't usually background
very well from Cygwin terminals.

You really will find mintty to be completely superior to rxvt.  I know I
did. :-)

-Jeremy

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