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Re: Windows batch program to open shell at directory specified as argument


On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Dave Kilroy <kilroyd@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:45 PM, Reckoner <reckoner@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I use chere to right-click and open a shell at a given directory, and
>> I was wondering if it is possible to setup a windows batch script that
>> would accomplish the same thing from the Windows command line. In
>> other words something like,
>>
>> c:> cygwin_start_dir.bat c:\mystuff\directory
>>
>> which would then open my favourite shell at the?c:\mystuff\directory.
>
> Yes, this is possible. You simply want to grab the command that chere
> puts a registry and paste it into a batch file. You probably need to
> fix up quoting, and change any %L to %1.
>
> Run 'chere -r' and look for the text associated with the command key.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave.
>


You could also use something from this site:
http://www.mindview.net/Etc/Cygwin/BashHere

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