How to run sh.exe without a console window

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

cygwin.t.bnelson@xoxy.net wrote:
> I want to be able to run sh.exe from a dos environment (like
> Start->Run or the File Explorer) and not have it pop up a console
> window.
> 
> For example, if I were to type this in the Start->Run window:
> 
>        c:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe -c "c:/windows/notepad.exe"
> 
> I would see two windows--one for sh.exe and other for notepad.  (I'm
> just using notepad as an example).
> 
> I want to be able to run sh.exe without the DOS console window showing
> up.  Is there a way to do that?

Install the 'run' package.  Oh, and use it. ;-)

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