From: fears@roycastle.liv.ac.uk (Simon Fear) Subject: RE: Calling CMD.EXE in NT 26 Jan 1999 18:26:34 -0800 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain To: "'gnu-win32@cygnus.com'" 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@aspectdv.com] Sent: 25 January 1999 16:13 To: 'Todd Goodman' Cc: gnu-win32@cygnus.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@cygnus.com [mailto:owner-gnu-win32@cygnus.com]On > Behalf Of Todd Goodman > Sent: Sunday, January 24, 1999 6:45 PM > To: gnu-win32@cygnus.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 > - > For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send > a message to > "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help". > - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help". - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".