Getting started with bash

[Joel M. Baldwin]

--On Monday, April 07, 2008 10:25 AM +0200 Michael Holm <hollo@hollo.dk> 
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have read a lot of documents, but i really cant get this issue solved :(
> All i want is to be able to execute bash scripts from a windows
> desktop.. what i do now is..
>
>
> a batch script:
> c:\cygwin\bin\bash c:\cygwin\example.sh
>
> this is my bash script.
>
> example.sh
> ls -l
>
>
> but i get the following output:
> command not found.
>
> i hope that someone can give me a hit... all i have done is:
> install cygwin, made my batch script.. and made my bash script.. do i
> need to set any environment vars or something?
>
> mvh
> Michael Holm

Add the -l option to bash.
i.e. "man bash" for an explanation

This makes it a login shell which must cause the PATH variable to be set.


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