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> -----Original Message----- > From: cygwin-ow...@cygwin.com > [mailto:cygwin-ow...@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Andy Koppe > Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 5:31 > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > Subject: Re: How to pass parameters to a windows application > > On 2 August 2010 07:49, Dave Hylands wrote: > > > > On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Jason Pyeron wrote: > >> I am at my wits end trying to figure out how to execute > this in bash > >> > >> C:\WINDOWS>cmd /c "start "" "C:\Documents and Settings\All > >> Users\Desktop\projects\crisfield\trunk\etc"" > > > > Based on your prompt, I'd say that you're not in bash. > > > > cmd /c start "c:\Documents and Settings\" > > > > works for me. From the cmd prompt, > > > > cmd /c "start "c:\Documents and Settings"" > > > > works. I wrote a little program called open, > > http://www.davehylands.com/Software/Open/ > > > > which opens files the same way as double clicking on them. It also > > translates cygwin paths into Win32 paths if you build the cygwin > > version. > > If passed a directory name, it does the same as choosing "Explore". > > 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? jpye...@phoenix /projects/cdnetdb/private/fxiao/cdnet $ cygstart . jpye...@phoenix /projects/cdnetdb/private/fxiao/cdnet $ cygstart //host67/inst Unable to start '\\?\UNC\host67\inst': There is no application associated with the given file name extension. jpye...@phoenix /projects/cdnetdb/private/fxiao/cdnet $ start //host67/inst ++ cygpath -wa //host67/inst + dir='\\host67\inst' + cd 'C:\WINDOWS' + cmd /c 'start \\host67\inst' jpye...@phoenix /projects/cdnetdb/private/fxiao/cdnet $ cygstart doc/design/ jpye...@phoenix /projects/cdnetdb/private/fxiao/cdnet $ cygstart test\ dir/ jpye...@phoenix /projects/cdnetdb/private/fxiao/cdnet $ cygstart .. jpye...@phoenix /projects/cdnetdb/private/fxiao/cdnet $ pushd //host67/documents/ //host67/documents /projects/cdnetdb/private/fxiao/cdnet jpye...@phoenix //host67/documents $ cygstart . Unable to start '\\?\UNC\host67\documents': There is no application associated with the given file name extension. jpye...@phoenix //host67/documents $ start . ++ cygpath -wa . + dir='\\host67\documents' + cd 'C:\WINDOWS' + cmd /c 'start \\host67\documents' jpye...@phoenix //host67/documents $ -- 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
