open IE from command line

[Nellis, Kenneth]

Thanx to all who responded to my query...

> On 12/20/16, Nellis, Kenneth wrote:
> > How to open a web page (remote or local) or launch IE from the
> > mintty/bash command line?

I've tried all the suggestions and the same thing happens:
IE flashes on the screen and immediately disappears.
Indeed, IE is my default browser.

I suspect the issue is that some required DLLs are not in
my PATH. Indeed, my Cygwin PATH is a pruned version of my 
Windows PATH.

--Ken Nellis

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