My PATH, the output of the SET command, and my current directory all
remain the same after I run C:\bin\ls...

Ben

On Jul 9, 11:58 pm, Tony Mechelynck <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On 09/07/09 03:15, Ben wrote:
>
> > I haven't set showtabline, and I just tried reinstalling, and it
> > didn't solve the problem.
>
> > I have good news, however. I've discovered that if I start cmd.exe and
> > don't do anything (i.e. don't set any new settings or run any
> > command), and then cd to the vim directory ("C:\Program Files\Vim
> > \vim72\") and run vim, then the problem disappears. The problem only
> > shows itself after I've executed (seemingly) any executable command
> > that was downloaded with cygwin. For example, if I type C:\bin\ls, and
> > then run vim, the problem shows itself (and yes, I have installed
> > cygwin on the root). Even if I start a new instance of cmd.exe from
> > the same cmd shell, the problem still shows itself on subsequent vim
> > runs. It's as if running any cygwin executable "contaminates" the
> > shell, so that any subsequent vim run will exhibit this slightly
> > inconvenient defect. I haven't been able to figure out what's the
> > underlying cause of this, so any insight would be appreciated.
>
> > Ben
>
> What is the answer to
>
>         PATH
>
> typed at the cmd promt (with no argument), before and after you run
> \bin\ls? Is your current directory unchanged? Anything else that looks
> weird in the answer to
>
>         SET
>
> (again, with no arguments) before and after?
>
> Best regards,
> Tony.
> --
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