From:	fears AT roycastle DOT liv DOT ac DOT uk (Simon Fear)
Subject:	RE: Calling CMD.EXE in NT
26 Jan 1999 18:26:34 -0800 :
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Interestingly, /c/winnt/system32/cmd.exe does not exist. I have cmd
hashed

cmd is hashed (/c/WINNT/system32/cmd)

and

$ cmd /c dir

indeed gives a DOS style dir instead of a cygwin one. Strictly, it gives
an NT-version-of-DOS version. A true DOS version, filenames on the left
only, 8.3-mangled with ~ and capitals, is got from

/c/winnt/system32/command.com /c dir

Where does the NT mapping cmd -> command take place?

Simon F


-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Wright [mailto:kwright AT aspectdv DOT com]
Sent: 25 January 1999 16:13
To: 'Todd Goodman'
Cc: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com
Subject: RE: Calling CMD.EXE in NT


Todd,

I have cmd.exe in my path, thus:
~ > type cmd
cmd is hashed (/d/WINNT/system32/cmd)

Because it is on my D: drive which is in the mount table for cygnus, 
it only needs one "/"

Example of usage:

~ > cmd /c dir

gives me the "dos" version of dir as opposed to cywin's which is 
the same as ls.

Hope this helps,

Kevin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com [mailto:owner-gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com]On
> Behalf Of Todd Goodman
> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 1999 6:45 PM
> To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com
> Subject: Calling CMD.EXE in NT
> 
> 
> Can someone give me a pointer on running CMD.EXE.
> 
> For example, I've tried typing '//c/WINNT/SYSTEM32/CMD /c dir' in
> at the bash prompt and I always get 'The syntax of the command is
> incorrect.'
> 
> I know I've seen others do this.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Todd Goodman
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