start rxvt -fg <foreground color> -bg <background color> -sl <history size> -sr -fn <font> -tn <terminal type> -e /bin/bash --login -i
I typically do: start rxvt -fg black -bg white -sl 2500 -sr -fn Courier-12 -tn cygwin -e /bin/bash --login -i HTH, Earnie. P.S.: The -sr moves the vertical slidebar to the right of the window. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- 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/