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RE: Window shortcut to launch a Mintty login bash on a given directory
I found the following solution:
Create a Windows shortcut with
C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe -e bash --rcfile ~/.foobarrc
where .foobarrc is a concatenation of /etc/profile, ~/.bash_profile with the following line at the end:
cd ~/foobar
The above solution is a work-around of a more clean solution which could be:
C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe -e bash --login --rcfile ~/.foobarrc
where .foobarrc contains only the " cd ~/foobar" line.
Unfortunately, when launching bash with --login, the --rcfile option is no longer active.
Has somebody an idea on the way to launch a login bash which reads a specified .rc file?
Best regards
Jean Johner
-----Message d'origine-----
De?: JOHNER Jean 066030
Envoyé?: jeudi 29 juillet 2010 09:50
À?: 'cygwin@cygwin.com'
Objet?: Window shortcut to launch a Mintty login bash on a given directory
Hello,
Putting the following command line in a Windows shortcut opens a login bash in the /home/User_name directory (~):
C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe -e bash --login
Now I would like to do the same in the /home/User_name/foobar directory.
I tried:
C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe -e bash --login -c "cd foobar"
with the result that the Mintty window vanishes.
I also tried to add
C:\cygwin\home\User_name\foobar
in the "Start in" box of the windows shortcut. With no effect.
Thank you for your help.
Jean JOHNER
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