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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 16:17:37 -0700
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Subject: Re: How to pass parameters to a windows application
From: Dave Hylands <dhylands AT gmail DOT com>
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Hi Jason,

>> You should both have a look at 'cygstart'.
>
> Hint taken, do not write what already exists. Thanks
>
> It does not play nice with unc paths. Starting by cmd.exe /c start path does.
> Suggestions?

My open utility plays nice with UNC paths...

I think I wrote open many many years ago (before I even started using
cygwin) and I've just been carrying it around with me. I added cygwin
path support when I started using cygwin.

I've added an alias to alias open to cygstart (I use gnome-open under Ubuntu).

Thanks for the tip.

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Dave Hylands
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