rxvt sets DISPLAY without X11

If rxvt is used from the login shell outside X11, without XWin running and /tmp/.X11-unix/ empty, it nevertheless sets DISPLAY to ':0'. This even happens if rxvt is started directly from a Windows shortcut: C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -e /bin/bash --login Does this have a special meaning or is it a bug?

Strange SHELL bug in rxvt

rxvt should obey the SHELL environment variable when called without -e. Strangely, it does only if SHELL != /bin/bash. In the latter case, it uses /bin/sh instead. If SHELL = /usr/bin/bash or /bin/tcsh or /bin/sh, it works correctly. Also rxvt -e /bin/bash works. -- Unsubscribe info: http://c