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RE: Newbie questions: missing packages / script writing


In message <31DDB7BE4BF41D4888D41709C476B657041692B9@NIHCESMLBX5.nih.gov>, Buchbinder, Barry \(NIH/NIAID\) [E] wrote:

> on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 1:33 PM, cygwin@snowstone.org.uk wrote:

> > but is there away to double click on a file in Windows and have it
> > invoke the bash console and execute my script?   

> Set up a windows shortcut that calls bash program with options:
> 
> 	c:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -c /usr/local/bin/script.sh
> 
> If the script takes options you may need to include quotes.
> 
> 	c:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -c '/usr/local/bin/script.sh opt1 opt2'

Thanks.

>
> But I would suggest a newbie get very familiar with now things work when
> you type at the command line before you do something like this.

Fair enough.

Cheers,
Adam

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