How to start MSYS with arguments for the first command executed

nikola bozovic <che2lf-/[email protected]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:43:30 -0700 (PDT)
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.mingw.user,gmane.comp.gnu.mingw.msys
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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My plan is to edit msys.bat file that is used for=0Alunching msys and mingw=
 terminal.=0A=0ALine that lunches that terminal is:=0A=0Astart %WD%sh --log=
in -i=0A=0A=0Athat works very nice, it opens blank unix like terminal.=0AI =
am working on windows XP, and msys.bat is=A0=0Aprocessed from built in MS-D=
OS command prompt, aka cmd.exe.=0Acommand sh also accepts a lot of arrgumen=
ts, and one of them is=0A-c whic is suposed to be followed by command for e=
xecution.=0Athat works olso, but when i call=A0=0Ash -c "notepad"=A0=0Ait o=
pens notepad, but it does not change terminal. if i try=0Ash --login -i -c =
"notepad"=0Asituation is the same. I need msys to load first and then to ex=
ecute command.=0Aif i write these two in msys bat it does nothin, just open=
 and close terminal window.=0A=0Ai olso try numerous of combination but no =
luck.=0AThanx for reading and if you know anyway to help, thank you
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ve=
rdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:8pt"><div style=3D"font-family: verd=
ana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; ">My plan is to edit msys.bat f=
ile that is used for</div><div style=3D"font-family: verdana, helvetica, sa=
ns-serif; font-size: 8pt; ">lunching msys and mingw terminal.</div><div sty=
le=3D"font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; "><br></=
div><div style=3D"font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8=
pt; ">Line that lunches that terminal is:</div><div style=3D"font-family: v=
erdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; "><br></div><div><font face=
=3D"verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size: 11px;">start =
%WD%sh --login -i</span></font><br></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, helvet=
ica, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size: 11px;"><br></span></font></div><=
div><font face=3D"verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:=
 11px;">that works
 very nice, it opens blank unix like terminal.</span></font></div><div><fon=
t face=3D"verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size: 11px;">=
I am working on windows XP, and msys.bat is&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><=
font face=3D"verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size: 11px=
;">processed from built in MS-DOS command prompt, aka cmd.exe.</span></font=
></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-size: 11px;">command sh also accepts a lot of arrguments, and one of the=
m is</span></font></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">=
<span style=3D"font-size: 11px;">-c whic is suposed to be followed by comma=
nd for execution.</span></font></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, helvetica,=
 sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size: 11px;">that works olso, but when i c=
all&nbsp;</span></font></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, helvetica, sans-se=
rif"><span style=3D"font-size: 11px;">sh -c "notepad"&nbsp;</span></font></=
div><div><font
 face=3D"verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size: 11px;">i=
t opens notepad, but it does not change terminal. if i try</span></font></d=
iv><div><font face=3D"verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-s=
ize: 11px;">sh --login -i -c "notepad"</span></font></div><div><font face=
=3D"verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size: 11px;">situat=
ion is the same. I need msys to load first and then to execute command.</sp=
an></font></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size: 11px;">if i write these two in msys bat it does nothin, j=
ust open and close terminal window.</span></font></div><div><font face=3D"v=
erdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size: 11px;"><br></span>=
</font></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style=
=3D"font-size: 11px;">i olso try numerous of combination but no luck.</span=
></font></div><div><font face=3D"verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"><span styl=
e=3D"font-size:
 11px;">Thanx for reading and if you know anyway to help, thank you</span><=
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