Peter Mutsaers wrote: > Hello, > > I have largely replaced usage of windows explorer with a cygwin shell. One > thing > is cumbersome however: when I encounter, say, a .doc file in a directory, it > would be nice that I could "launch" this file with the program associated > under > windows. > > Is this possible, for example via a utility program kind of "launch file.doc"?
Yes - it's called cygstart. -- Cliff -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/