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Re: how is cygstart different from cmd /c or how to have cygstart start 'inline'?
- From: Brian Inglis <Brian dot Inglis at SystematicSw dot ab dot ca>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 06:15:10 -0700
- Subject: Re: how is cygstart different from cmd /c or how to have cygstart start 'inline'?
- References: <5C1C973B.7050509@tlinx.org>
- Reply-to: Brian dot Inglis at SystematicSw dot ab dot ca
On 2018-12-21 00:33, L A Walsh wrote:
> Got a program that starts under cygstart, but I'd like to be able to start it
> without starting up the program in a new window..so was trying cmd /c.
See:
https://github.com/mintty/mintty/wiki/Tips#inputoutput-interaction-with-alien-programs
> I compared env's and noted both PATH and TMP had been converted back to the
> backslash using case, so I did that manually:
> But no luck in launching (cygstart case works):
> cd "$ldir" && {
> if ((usecmd)); then
> 'c:/windows/system32/cmd.exe' /c "$lpath" "${args[@]}"
> else
> cygstart "$lpath" "${args[@]}"
> fi
> }
> So what else does cygstart do that I might setup before a "cmd /c" to get the
> target to run?
START - Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command
> Or anyway to have cygstart run the command with its output in the current
> window?
If it's a console cmd it should run under a term without any problems:
$ cmd /c ver
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.471]
or you may need to use https://github.com/rprichard/winpty - allows running
Windows console programs under mintty or Cygwin's sshd with properly-functioning
input and output by starting winpty-agent with a hidden console window, which
bridges between the console API and terminal input/output escape codes, polls
the hidden console's screen buffer for changes and generates a corresponding
stream of output.
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