RE: How to pass parameters to a windows application

["Jason Pyeron" <jpyeron at pdinc dot us>]

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com 
> [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Andy Koppe
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 5:31
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: How to pass parameters to a windows application
> 
> On 2 August 2010 07:49, Dave Hylands wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Jason Pyeron wrote:
> >> I am at my wits end trying to figure out how to execute 
> this in bash
> >>
> >> C:\WINDOWS>cmd /c "start "" "C:\Documents and Settings\All 
> >> Users\Desktop\projects\crisfield\trunk\etc""
> >
> > Based on your prompt, I'd say that you're not in bash.
> >
> > cmd /c start "c:\Documents and Settings\"
> >
> > works for me. From the cmd prompt,
> >
> > cmd /c "start "c:\Documents and Settings""
> >
> > works. I wrote a little program called open, 
> > http://www.davehylands.com/Software/Open/
> >
> > which opens files the same way as double clicking on them. It also 
> > translates cygwin paths into Win32 paths if you build the cygwin 
> > version.
> > If passed a directory name, it does the same as choosing "Explore".
> 
> You should both have a look at 'cygstart'.

Hint taken, do not write what already exists. Thanks

It does not play nice with unc paths. Starting by cmd.exe /c start path does.
Suggestions?


jpyeron@phoenix /projects/cdnetdb/private/fxiao/cdnet
$ cygstart .

jpyeron@phoenix /projects/cdnetdb/private/fxiao/cdnet
$ cygstart //host67/inst
Unable to start '\\?\UNC\host67\inst': There is no application associated with
the given file name extension.

jpyeron@phoenix /projects/cdnetdb/private/fxiao/cdnet
$ start //host67/inst
++ cygpath -wa //host67/inst
+ dir='\\host67\inst'
+ cd 'C:\WINDOWS'
+ cmd /c 'start  \\host67\inst'

jpyeron@phoenix /projects/cdnetdb/private/fxiao/cdnet
$ cygstart doc/design/

jpyeron@phoenix /projects/cdnetdb/private/fxiao/cdnet
$ cygstart test\ dir/

jpyeron@phoenix /projects/cdnetdb/private/fxiao/cdnet
$ cygstart ..

jpyeron@phoenix /projects/cdnetdb/private/fxiao/cdnet
$ pushd //host67/documents/
//host67/documents /projects/cdnetdb/private/fxiao/cdnet

jpyeron@phoenix //host67/documents
$ cygstart .
Unable to start '\\?\UNC\host67\documents': There is no application associated
with the given file name extension.

jpyeron@phoenix //host67/documents
$ start .
++ cygpath -wa .
+ dir='\\host67\documents'
+ cd 'C:\WINDOWS'
+ cmd /c 'start  \\host67\documents'

jpyeron@phoenix //host67/documents
$



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