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Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:31:00 -0700
From: Gary Johnson <garyjohn AT spocom DOT com>
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Subject: Re: How to run bash in rxvt with both login shell and in a specific directory?
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On 2009-09-09, KARR, DAVID (ATTCINW) wrote:
> I'd like to have a command line that will run bash inside rxvt, both as
> a login shell (so I get all my paths and profile) and in a specific
> directory.  I know how to get it to a specific directory, and I know how
> to make it a login shell, but I can't figure out how to get both.
> 
> If I use this:
> 
>     C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -ls -cd "path" -e /usr/bin/bash -l
> 
> I get a login shell, but at my home dir, not at the specified path.
> 
> If I remove the last "-l", it goes to the correct directory, but it
> didn't appear to load my profile (PATH isn't correct, for instance).

This seems to work for me, from the Windows Command Prompt:

    C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -e /bin/bash --login -c "cd /usr/local/src; exec bash -i"

I just used the /usr/local/src path as a convenient example.

HTH,
Gary



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