Hi Linda, Just a quick note. In the setup programme, there is an option to have 'Open Bash Prompt Here' context menu added to the right-click menu.
Hugh On 11/11/06, Linda Walsh wrote:
After some time debugging I figured out a way to add a prompt option to the right-click menu on directories and drives that works for my alternate drives and network directories. I think it should be able to be generalized for other shells, but I use "Bash". The reg-entry for directories is: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Bash Here...] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Bash Here...\Command] @="C:\\bin\\ash.exe -c 'PATH=\"/bin:$PATH\"; test -z \"$SHELL\" && SHELL=C:\\\\bin\\\\bash.exe; cd \"%L\"; cygstart -d \"$PWD\" \"$SHELL\"'" ---(note, last line starting with "@" is all 1 line) Assumptions: 1) Cygwin Drive Prefix=/ #(mount -c '/') 2) Cygwin's directories are same under Cygwin and NT (cygwin not installed in a subdir) It also uses "ash.exe", "test.exe" and "cygstart.exe", which I believe are part of the base distribution. Viewing a CD/DVD in drive E:, root dir, - right-click(menu), Pick "Bash Here...", brings up a bash-command window with current dir = "/e/<dirname> UNC pathnames show up as one would expect: //"sharename"/"dirname" Advantages over other known methods: 1) no external programs required; 2) no "stacked" shell processes left in process table Maybe the registry entries could go in a Cygwin FAQ entry?
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