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> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:04:44 -0700
> From: ddjones AT gmail DOT com
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Automating a Cygwin Script From Windows
>
>
> I need to run a cygwin script directly via windows, probably via dos prom=
pt
> or some other comparable method. This method needs to be automated and
> kicked off in Windows at certain times, so executing Cygwin, then manually
> typing in the script to run in the Cygwin prompt is out of the question.
>
> I was hoping there would be some way to execute Cygwin and concurrently f=
eed
> it a string of commands to execute upon opening, but unfortunately I have
> not had success with this. There seems to be lots of command line options
> for setting display options but nothing that would allow me to feed in a
> command.
>
> Is there any method to do this? Thanks for your time.
>

If you have an icon on your desktop, type the target it should
be something like cygwin.bat. You should IIRC just be able
to invoke bash with whatever params you need.

I just tried it from dos prompt seems to work.











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