On 12/20/2016 12:20 PM, Lee wrote: > On 12/20/16, Nellis, Kenneth wrote: >> 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" >
Or you can get by with $ cmd /c start http://www.google.com -- cyg Simple -- 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
