Greetings, Lee! >> How to open a web page (remote or local) or launch IE from the mintty/bash >> command line? >> >> I've tried the following: >> >> $ cygstart "http://www.google.com"; >> $ cygstart index.html # local page >> $ "/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Internet Explorer/iexplore.exe" >> $ cygstart "/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Internet Explorer/iexplore.exe" >> >> If IE is already open, the first two examples work, but otherwise, >> for all 4, IE flashes a window, which immediately closes.
> how about > cmd /c "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "www.google.com" I'd say, cmd /c start "" https://google.com/ -- With best regards, Andrey Repin Wednesday, December 21, 2016 01:37:51 Sorry for my terrible english... -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
