Looks like I fixed this. Seems if i take off the rcfile option and replace it w/ a "--login" option, all's good.
Thanks --- On Sun, 8/9/09, Paul Tomsic <ptom...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Paul Tomsic <ptom...@yahoo.com> > Subject: rxvt and path problems > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > Date: Sunday, August 9, 2009, 11:16 AM > Hi - I'm having trouble setting up > RXVT on WinXP. > I've got the following shortcut set up to launch RXVT: > > C:\viper\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -sl 1500 -fn "Lucida > Console-12" -bg black -fg yellow -sr -e bash --rcfile > "/cygdrive/c/viper/.bashrc" > > My $HOME directory is set to the following, as seen in the > RXVT: > > ptomsic:bin> echo $HOME > /cygdrive/c/viper > > and as seen in the DOS prompt: > > C:\>set HOME > HOME=/cygdrive/c/viper > > When I launch the shortcut for RXVT, all is good but it > opens in "/usr/bin" > > If i type `cd ~` then I lose my $PATH, or so it would > seem. If i `echo $PATH` it looks like it's in tact, > but i can't do simple things, like `ls` or `which ping` or > `who` > > Why would it be okay when I first launch the RXVT shortcut, > but then simply changing to my $HOME directory causes > everything to start misbehaving? > > thanks - Paul > > > -- 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