X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; q=dns; s=default; b=rL rDSOWnNwifL8TSqddEkAMeHoFrt1BHXTqcFaP+v385+IfodJ2YBn3JmuCs9q8xks xe5hwNdhh/Avz4F1nZA9nLtlIqlblCsIVNQVTHO0Q33IAvgPaMkW3F7mkqxAnRlZ kX8I5iDEgY5X3rxHVYRWWBPe8wF0nZ6XpdkhM5JcA= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; s=default; bh=ehhGXzrx gcTOejdcDigPgMefzY0=; b=JnakwAB3VzaSWO2rsdxS0phURHAJFVclSXMQJfBK JcX53eNpaUB4hi/18F2TpE1jGN/2iLyxOWcDnnBRGe2XhWh7x3+l6ctL/lSp+qBP NynMyI2SZfs/Cdq2/NYE+tzvcBMX98FyOxfogX6qmS8Pl1Pe0lBcuAVAzwRnCg4z 6v0= Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-3.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,KHOP_THREADED,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_YE,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.229.206.70 with SMTP id ft6mr5827685qcb.88.1376317980672; Mon, 12 Aug 2013 07:33:00 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 10:33:00 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Source a .bat file from bash From: Earnie Boyd To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 4:18 AM, Csaba Raduly wrote: > Hi Saurabh, > > On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 10:42 PM, Saurabh T wrote: >> Is there a way to source a .bat file from bash and have the paths and other environment variables set in it apply in cygwin? >> > > Note that "to source" in UNIX shell parlance means "read the file and > interpret it". Bash can't do that with a .bat file (it's in a > different language). > That is only half true. I have and a little success with bash reading a .bat file but you must obey the rules of bash syntax or overcome it and vice versa. Tedious at best. > You could run cmd.exe to interpret the .bat file, but changes to th > environment get lost when cmd.exe exits. One possibility is to run > bash from the cmd.exe window after the batch has finished. > Or just start a Cygwin shell from the .bat file. That child of the .bat file would contain the environment from the parent but the parent cannot receive the environment of the child. -- Earnie -- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple