Alexander wrote: > curiously, it actually worked once a > little while ago, i was able to execute commands and everything, and > now is back to not responding, it just opens a blank command prompt > window, the $ prompt doesn't appear, and it's unresponsive. > > What I mean by the batch file is the shortcut in the root directory > or the Start menu that opens the program. it does appear in task > manager, and reports to be running fine. now i think > it's a problem with my security, as my security programs keep > prompting me as to whether i want to let certain > scripts run when i start the program, even though i told them to ignore > cygwin and all files in that area.
Certain scripts? That is odd, the only thing bash looks at is /etc/profile and the ~/.bashrc and related files, but they are not scripts. What "security programs" do you mean? > also, when i open it from command > prompt, a green text marker appears that moves around with the mouse, > and typing no longer works. Never seen that. By "open" you mean execute the bat file or execute bash? -- René Berber -- 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/