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:date:from:reply-to:message-id:to:subject :in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; q=dns; s=default; b=W2gAi2GiajJZmhCC RIfRlFmIfJYLJ5f1MgJpZWUZpKwaI15fGquYdoF7m5h/VKgWYEp8LWxkIAnNKjUQ OdzpJTDWdZeLoZKnxGaf4x1F9cIa6kB/JG1sNoPtYH24pXmge5p2TPIR4S0Izv3A YmOOAD9J9sGqFGNHeTWjNgXKVwc= 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:date:from:reply-to:message-id:to:subject :in-reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; s=default; bh=ax76vKb0Q/1j7v30NJpLSu k3D2M=; b=KNGabsaQErGfidnVMU4Lv9PpT5LjXULi8J0y/tecA7PsGcct8CtNtP xibcoyr75NTgEUAg4H8zVmx+jRehDNlT6etIYABrjds4wbISlo++CRYhB1KVSacE ZpcBAZiH9WxoeTwGCgxEEygn8DmrIfnWoSWDxKwB9mqgpQkLj1ivk= 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=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,KAM_THEBAT,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=no version=3.3.2 spammy=H*F:D*yandex.ru, H*M:yandex, gaining, sticking X-HELO: forward5o.cmail.yandex.net Authentication-Results: smtp1p.mail.yandex.net; dkim=pass header.i=@yandex.ru X-Yandex-Suid-Status: 1 0,1 0 Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:06:04 +0300 From: Andrey Repin Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Message-ID: <1412825654.20170712130604@yandex.ru> To: Ugly Leper , cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Starting from a Windows Command Prompt In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Greetings, Ugly Leper! > Starting from a Windows Command Prompt, and using a syntax recommended > from years ago I still start a bash shell with > start /wait bin\bash (i.e. not just bin\bash) > and a mintty shell with mintty is not a shell, it's a terminal emulator. > start bin\mintty (i.e. not just bin\mintty) > and yet experiment shows that both simplified forms in brackets "work". > Am I gaining / losing anything by sticking with the older longer > syntax, or can I just dive in, as in brackets? There's no gain or lose, it all depends on where and why you are using START. If it's from a shortcut, then both is just a waste of resources. -- With best regards, Andrey Repin Wednesday, July 12, 2017 13:04:31 Sorry for my terrible english... -- 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