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:message-id:date:from:reply-to:mime-version:to :subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; q=dns; s=default; b=JCSTFyAvQjq9uGZp BHWPHcglPJCfSostqQet2ft20/PDUSzln3JYw5ZgUfaU0oxJvQYRsyxhwmFPdGX0 EvKE8th2XrXNGpNx6v8dt6oppvBCMV0chPu8b6aLlnYougAzFgCjJjztD9yeasPx lmWXqM0TzfN1+qUGL7VaC4tltz8= 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:message-id:date:from:reply-to:mime-version:to :subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; s=default; bh=6GiLpCe4/UXa99XTEl7fzR hXvIU=; b=V5LU2QHEhQS8leGomuRDLqrbU0tpn4qqHbCk3T91oGfYNnfvX7+Utl eF/BUcZQWBFdU3RVeQm/mFrcZfSbBzperpfoJ2K8QEs02UMlkkk5dK3i+RMfHlh2 Cgq4KhOBmtUau98vC+YNBZzZXGHGeCdHQwbjsoLeOeMklIMdk3ma8= 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 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: vms173017pub.verizon.net Message-id: <52AFB969.6040501@cygwin.com> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 21:39:37 -0500 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-to: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.1.1 MIME-version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: cannot execute binary file References: <52AF84E3 DOT 7070109 AT verizon DOT net> <52AF9A80 DOT 5010605 AT gmail DOT com> <52AF9B87 DOT 2030906 AT verizon DOT net> In-reply-to: <52AF9B87.2030906@verizon.net> Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit On 12/16/2013 7:32 PM, Gerry Reno wrote: > On 12/16/2013 07:27 PM, Max Polk wrote: >> On 12/16/2013 5:55 PM, Gerry Reno wrote: >>> /usr/bin/ls: /usr/bin/ls: cannot execute binary file >>> /bin/bash: Exit 126 >>> >>> >>> This is the error that greets me when I try to execute a command in cygwin from a Windows Command Prompt like so: >>> >>> C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe -h always /bin/bash -l ls >>> >>> This was after installing a new version of Cygwin today. So I wiped it and installed it again and got the same error >>> again. >>> >>> This used to work because I've called my own scripts this way before. Is there some new way of doing this? >>> >> >> If you provide a "minus c" option, it will work: >> >> C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe -h always -e /bin/bash -l -c ls >> > > I just tried it with -c and all it gives you is a totally blank window. > > Tried a bunch of other commands using the -c and same thing. Just a blank window. In that case, there's something in your installation that isn't quite right. The above suggestion resolves the issue you described just fine for me. If you're still experiencing the problem when you use the '-c' flag and need to consult with the list further on this issue, I recommend following the problem reporting guidelines found at the link below with your next message: > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html -- Larry _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- 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