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Launching CMD.EXE windows from cygwin bash
- From: Taylor <taylor dot w dot kidd at intel dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:16:28 +0000 (UTC)
- Subject: Launching CMD.EXE windows from cygwin bash
Problem: I want to be able to launch a CMD.EXE window starting in a particular
directory from my cygwin bash window.
Details: I do a lot of work that has me switching between cygwin bash windows,
CMD.EXE windows, and a variety of MSWindows apps. For example, I often launch a
explorer window from the directory I'm working in: "explorer . &", or look at
some data with excel: "excel mydata.csv &". I use my bash shell as my main point
of control. I don't expect that I need to explain why given the audience.
I also often need to do some work in a CMD window. At present, I need to open a
CMD window, cd to where ever I need to do the work, and then launch the app.
What I want to do is to issue a command like: "CMDWNDW.EXE . &" or some such and
have a CMD window pop up on my desktop in a directory of my choosing.
Ideas? Suggestions? Solutions?
If this question has been answered like a couple of thousand times, just give me
a link to the solution.
PS I'd also like to do the same with a bash shell, meaning that I'd like to
launch another bash window from my current window, e.g. something like,
"bashwndw.exe . &"
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