There is a file called "cygwin.bat" in your cygwin directory. It gets the start directory based on an environment variable that is set by /etc/profile, and kicks off a bash shell.
Actually, this .bat file is how the cygwin shortcut works. Did you download all the packages with setup.exe? HTH, Peter "Senn, William" wrote: > > Hi all, > > I sincerely hope that this is an active list. My question is this: > Is there a way to create a batch script or perl script in Windows NT that > starts the cygwin bash shell and sets the starting directory? Something > along the lines of (perl): > exec "c:\\cygwin\\bin\\bash -dc:\\myStartDir" or die "bummer > dude:$!\n"; > > or (bat): > start c:\cygwin\bin\bash -dc:\\myStartDir > > where -d specifies the directory to start (I know -d isn't it, just tell me > how). > > Any and all assistance appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Will > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > btw: I know this is ignoring many security issues, consider this a > single-user installation... > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ -- Your mouse has moved. Windows NT must be restarted for the change to take effect. Reboot now? [OK] -- -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
