[You have a really weird mailer - every other line was blank!] > On 8 Feb 2006 17:54:59 -0000 Bubba Jones > > I think I found the problem. My $HOME variable is > > > set to another location than I want. Before using > > > rxvt I explicitly set HOME in my .bashrc... When > > > I set HOME in the regular bash prompt and run > > > "rxvt -e /bin/bash --login -i" all is well. So, my > > > problem now is, how do I set my HOME in a batch > > > file? If that can't be done, how can I set HOME > > > before I call rxvt?
You can permanently edit environment variables in Windows using control panel, system, advanced, environment variables. Or for a single use, you should try 'set /?' in a cmd.com window, for ideas on setting environment variables in batch files. See also http://cygwin.com/faq/faq-nochunks.html#faq.setup.home -- Eric Blake -- 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/