Jeff Utz wrote: > "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > >>At 03:01 PM 3/6/2002, Jeff Utz wrote: >> >>>I am running cygwin under WinNT and Win2000. Is there any way to call >>> > cygwin > >>>and start a particular process? >>> >>>What I wish to do is check out stuff from a cvs repository on a regular >>>basis to update the directories on my computer. >>> > > Actually, I did not specify the question correctly. What I want to is have > the cygwin start a specific process.
That's one of the very things that cron is used for! Think of cron as the Task Scheduler for Unix ergo Cygwin. > > I think all I need to do is start bash with the --rcfile <filename option> > and I can call my stuff from there. > > Thanks for you rapid response. Although it did not answer my question, it > did get me going on the right path. > > Jeff > >> >>If you want to do this under Cygwin, look at the cron package. >> >> >> >>Larry Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com >>838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office >>Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX >> >> >>-- >>Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >>Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html >>Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html >>FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ >> >> >> > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
