Michael -- Did you want to add this to cygutils? I'm getting ready to release 1.0.0 and I'd like to put start(cygstart, whatev) in it for v1.0 rather than later -- if its going in at all. If you'd rather keep it separate, that's fine too.
--Chuck Michael Schaap wrote: > Hi, > > I've written a little "start" utility, which is similar to "cmd /c > start", only better. > It allows you to let Windows start a program or open a file or URL. > > For instance: > - it understands POSIX paths (e.g. "start /tmp/hello.txt") > - it can open files which don't have the "executable" flag set (ntsec) > - it can start things minimized, hidden, etc. (e.g. start --minimize > hello.txt") > - it can run non-default actions (e.g. "start --print hello.txt", > "start --explore .", "start --action=whatever myfile.ext") > - it's a lot faster than "cmd /c start" > > I believe it should run on all Windows versions from Win95 up, but I've > only tested it on Windows 2000. (Anyone using Win9x/ME, can you please > let me know if it works?) > (It's been a while since I did any serious C programming, so the code > might be sloppy in some places. Improvements and bug reports are welcome.) > > You can download it at: http://www.mscha.com/start_0_9.zip . > > (Chuck, if you think this would be a good addition for cygutils, feel > free to include it! After all, I did "borrow" some of the code > framework from it. :-) ) > > I'll include the output of "start --help" below. > > Best regards, > > - Michael > > --------------------------------8<------------------------------- > > start version 0.9, by Michael Schaap > > Let Windows start a program or open a file or URL. > > Usage: start [OPTION]... FILE [ARGUMENTS] > > Action options > -a, --action=STRING Use specified action instead of default > -o, --open Short for: --action open > -x, --explore Short for: --action explore > -e, --edit Short for: --action edit > -f, --find Short for: --action find > -p, --print Short for: --action print > > Directory options > -d, --directory=STRING Set working directory > > Show options > --hide Hides the window and activates another window > --maximize Maximizes the specified window > --minimize Minimizes the specified window and > activates the > next top-level window in the z-order > --restore Activates and displays the window. If the > window > is minimized or maximized, Windows restores > it to > its original size and position. An application > should specify this flag when restoring a > minimized window > --show Activates the window and displays it in its > current size and position > --showmaximized Activates the window and displays it as a > maximized window > --showminimized Activates the window and displays it as a > minimized window > --showminnoactive Displays the window as a minimized window. The > active window remains active > --showna Displays the window in its current state. The > active window remains active > --shownoactivate Displays a window in its most recent size and > position. The active window remains active > --shownormal Activates and displays a window. If the > window is > minimized or maximized, Windows restores it to > its original size and position. An application > should specify this flag when displaying the > window for the first time > > Help options > -?, --help Show this help message > --usage Display brief usage message > --version Display version information > --license Display licensing information > --reference Open MSDN reference for ShellExecute > > With thanks to MSDN: > ><http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/Shell/reference/functions/shellexecute.asp> > > > > Please report any bugs to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > -- 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/
