At 04:18 PM 7/20/2004, you wrote: > I have a Cygwin BASH script which takes user input, uses ldapsearch, etc., to set > a bunch of environment variables. I can then use these from bash with no problem. > I would also like to make these environment variables available to the windows > command interpreter. > Is there anyway to do this?
Only if the windows command interpreter is a child of the bash process you run from. Otherwise, your best bet is to export the variables as some batch file and run that in the windows command interpreter. > Also, is there a BASH equivalent of the windows cmd start command that lets you > start many processes without having to wait on each to finish? How about 'cygstart'? -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
