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Re: Cygwin Window closes immediately
* David FAY XX (SY/EPA) (Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:32:07 +1000)
> I am having problems opening cygwin.
You cannot "start" Cygwin. You start bash.
> A window pops up when I double click on the shortcut on the desktop
> but it immediately closes.
Ever curious where this shortcut shortcuts to? It's called
"cygwin.bat".
> Cygwin is installed in the following location: c:/cygwin.
And that's where the batch is located.
> Any suggestions? I'm using Windows XP. Also in setup.log file in
> /var/log directory it says "Installation Complete" Are there other
> log files I could check to see what is going on?
I thought it was common knowledge to start a batch from the command
line if something does not work as it's supposed to do:
Start > Run > cmd.exe [Enter]
cd /d c:\cygwin [Enter]
cygwin.bat [Enter]
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