/etc/profile always does a "cd $HOME"

[Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes]

On Mon, May 23, 2005 at 12:55:12PM -0700, Dave wrote:
> >>> i'd like to use cygwin from a normal windows-app. The problem is, that i
> >>> need a login-shell, so that all environment-vars are properly set. The
> >>> problem: bash -li always changes the current workdir!
> 
> >The point was "a flly functional" environment, and just adding /bin to
> >the PATH is only half the things, i'd need to do.
> 
> If you have a recent* /etc/profile from base-files, pretend you're chere. From a
> batch file:
> 
> set CHERE_INVOKING=y
> bash -li <somecommand>
> set CHERE_INVOKING=
> 
> From a sh script:
> 
> CHERE_INVOKING=y && bash -li <somecommand>

ITYM:

CHERE_INVOKING=y bash -li -c somecommand

??

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