On 2017-07-12 00:16, Ugly Leper wrote: > 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 > 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?
Running with start, like cygstart, spawns a separate window process for the program, as does running mintty with or without start or cygstart. The difference with bash and start /wait is you currently keep a cmd shell window hanging around rather than running bash as a subshell in your cmd window. Why not take advantage of Windows, and pin Cygwin shortcuts to your Start Menu and/or Taskbar, so you can more easily start mintty or bash in their own windows with just a click, almost like a real Unix X Window environment? ;^> -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada -- 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
