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:subject:to:references:from:message-id:date :mime-version:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; q=dns; s=default; b=qib/bntq/+GJiAPA cSk8LkkQv2NTferNcpoanEVq+6dRB9sNSsx0aP1ABIiF2HFx4Mr1LVXQ24XED/Jp RkU5LOpQWkdBFVF354AxPvNTxI+9wkPw/1jbLM1jkGchaGdfr6UBsaC0vhrtV0Ay NV9ihrckZ3YmRedrYpLEZqwgnrw= 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:subject:to:references:from:message-id:date :mime-version:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; s=default; bh=grs84VaH1sVsn4z4O8gLHN gX0Po=; b=pnF+ugG9C4s6szL5VMbUPOjl7bpXC96VqdwQT78tPqk1HMZlq5nzP1 kwIMv5bRLhOQ08TXnMvt5UDfQ4IT6ir9vAXC7nuppAOdjmtiTV+0lu4iNL/pVcgt BCmIGek711Qfg4EoIjfQjhlXeHLPKPZ5Nh/fVqmkqy490wqvoxxpw= 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=-2.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 spammy=drag, icon, clumsy, mousing X-HELO: mail-qk0-f180.google.com X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:subject:to:references:from:message-id:date :user-agent:mime-version:in-reply-to:content-transfer-encoding; bh=Wz7VxHefREyh5fQ0V1pPXD5WKid/0RtJzzICPFHeSTc=; b=PYNj43bGdsLAShARZ/Fb0FSJwMwEx5lwctiezdTkGvonU4iTq9dasvwB1eLYnlRpxn 1o0y3Oz2afCgVzF28QULBw7ZemHF0lsi/MzkqkpXcqBBDBHSzRPDnImHtVZ/3GvOHggj 0CpZDkTEmyz3ELuMxYkXrdUu9O+ibO854B1nrgxYTzNcwW4DrTwBjRW+m5t6n5TLvTBB +Z5DplKZDOMrOTf+qw4mKsMWF5S+SLVbbZEOsSWrC3e4dc9YiNHeEwI5op7aTp2cy//4 pBUO1n/3U+E0gWpvXELxJ36GH/6Gg9mLBICfM8zsrQM6lJuMGNe/E6lp+TZ6OB8EdpYv UTQg== X-Gm-Message-State: AD7BkJJtZgUjWJib8k05In75KVhVFM0AowJGo6NneTsU3lhN3vag2BYwRk6wvqKd27lQ9w== X-Received: by 10.55.41.19 with SMTP id p19mr22361429qkh.86.1458313269077; Fri, 18 Mar 2016 08:01:09 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: faster opening Cygwin from Explorer window To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <0D835E9B9CD07F40A48423F80D3B5A702EAE5FD0 AT USA7109MB022 DOT na DOT xerox DOT net> From: Marco Atzeri Message-ID: <56EC182F.7080802@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:01:03 +0100 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.7.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <0D835E9B9CD07F40A48423F80D3B5A702EAE5FD0@USA7109MB022.na.xerox.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes On 18/03/2016 15:43, Nellis, Kenneth wrote: > I frequently ping-pong back and forth between working in the Windows > and Cygwin environments, needing to keep both Explorer windows and > Cygwin PWD focused on the same folder/directory. (I use mintty in > Cygwin.) > > To open an Explorer window to my Cygwin PWD, I can simply type "cygstart .". > The reverse is a clumsy bit of typing and mousing: From Cygwin/bash, enter > "cd " (but not Return), go to my Explorer window and drag the folder > icon from the address bar into the mintty window and press return. > I'm looking for a simpler method. > > My ideal scenario is to right-click in the Explorer window, select the > new Cygwin option that I'd like to appear, and this would open a > mintty/bash window with PWD set to that Windows folder. > > Long shot, I know, but if anyone has done this and is willing to share > I'd love to hear about it. BTW, I'm using Windows 7 and am current > on Cygwin 64-bit. > > --Ken Nellis > looks on chere package "Cygwin Prompt Here context menus" -- 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