Automating a Cygwin Script From Windows
Andrew DeFaria
Andrew@DeFaria.com
Sat Aug 29 03:02:00 GMT 2009
jprice wrote:
> I need to run a cygwin script directly via windows, probably via dos
> prompt or some other comparable method. This method needs to be
> automated and kicked off in Windows at certain times, so executing
> Cygwin, then manually typing in the script to run in the Cygwin prompt
> is out of the question.
If you merely need to run an executable periodically (IOW at a
predetermined time/interval) then why not stay in the Cygwin environment
and use cron(1). Just set up cron and then add a cron job to execute you
script.
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Andrew DeFaria <http://defaria.com>
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