At 03:45 AM 6/8/2005, you 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"?
Sure. Use 'cygstart'. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- 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/
