Does anyone know how to invoke a bash process via a dos batch program so commands after bash execute?

[Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID)]

If "call bash" works, it implies that the "bash" that the batch file is
calling is really "bash.bat".  Do you have one of those in your path?  If
so, changing "bash" to "bash.exe" will also work, assuming that you do not
need what is in "bash.bat".

-----Original Message-----
From: David McNeill 
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 9:35 PM
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: FW: Does anyone know how to invoke a bash process via a dos batch
program so commands after bash execute?

You want CALL

Call batch2.bat

-----Original Message-----
From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com On Behalf Of Matthew O. Persico
Sent: Tuesday, 13 April 2004 1:17 p.m.
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: Does anyone know how to invoke a bash process via a dos batch
program so commands after bash execute?

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 18:05:15 -0400, "Lipin, Adam"
<Adam.Lipin@morganstanley.com>said:
> Does anyone know how to invoke a bash process via a dos batch
> program so
> commands after bash execute?

'bash' is a red herring in this case. Try this:

batch1.bat:
REM This is batch1.bat
batch2.bat test
echo back from batch2.bat
exit

batch2.bat:
REM this is batch2.bat
echo %1
echo bash
echo %1

When I execute batch1.bat in a DOS window, I never get the echo back from
batch2.bat. Notice I removed the exit from batch2.bat. Methinks that
invoking batch2.bat replaces the current process (in UNIX speak) so that the
rest of batch1.bat is never executed.

And now that I have shown this thread to have no Cygwin content whatsoever,
I think it is time to end it. Or else, we're flame-bait for sure.

--
Matthew

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