I started using zsh about 10 months ago myself. Now I can have my favorite ksh feature (two argument cd) as well as all the things I like in BASH. But I digress...
I edited my /etc/profile, replacing bash with zsh, though that of course doesn't help me start ZSH from Windows. To get that, I copied the Shortcut created by Cygwin (the one that runs BASH) and changed the Target to: C:\cygwin\bin\zsh.exe -l -i -l is login -i is interactive (I suspect you don't need it) Although I probably have an unjustified aversion to adding layers of BAT-file abstraction. The "mkzsh" tool does sound easier. gsw -- 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/