How do I start cygwin with a specific command?

command-line bash shell cygwin

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Solution 1

You could create a Windows shortcut with the target set like so (and an icon of your choice):

C:\cygwin\bin\ssh.exe [email protected]

Or, for better terminal emulation than in the default console window, run it in mintty, setting the shortcut target like this:

C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe /bin/ssh [email protected]

Solution 2

Make that the last line of your .bash_profile or .profile

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Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

Tamara Wijsman over 1 year
I want to start Cygwin and it should instantly connect to some server:
```
$ ssh [email protected]
```
for example, how I can achieve this?
eylon shabtay about 13 years

Not a good solution, because it stops you from running a local bash session. Also, all the stuff in bash startup files such as /etc/profile still gets run, which is a waste of time if you're just gonna ssh somewhere.
J-Dizzle over 4 years

Use this for setup though, e.g. I use "export DISPLAY=:0.0" here to setup gitk