* Scheduled processes @ 2002-03-06 12:11 Jeff Utz 2002-03-06 12:33 ` Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Jeff Utz @ 2002-03-06 12:11 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin I am running cygwin under WinNT and Win2000. Is there any way to call cygwin and start a particular process? What I wish to do is check out stuff from a cvs repository on a regular basis to update the directories on my computer. Thanks. Jeff -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: Scheduled processes 2002-03-06 12:11 Scheduled processes Jeff Utz @ 2002-03-06 12:33 ` Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) 2002-03-06 12:50 ` Jeff Utz 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) @ 2002-03-06 12:33 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Jeff Utz, cygwin At 03:01 PM 3/6/2002, Jeff Utz wrote: >I am running cygwin under WinNT and Win2000. Is there any way to call cygwin >and start a particular process? > >What I wish to do is check out stuff from a cvs repository on a regular >basis to update the directories on my computer. If you want to do this under Cygwin, look at the cron package. Larry Hall lhall@rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: Scheduled processes 2002-03-06 12:33 ` Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) @ 2002-03-06 12:50 ` Jeff Utz 2002-03-06 14:03 ` Andrew DeFaria 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Jeff Utz @ 2002-03-06 12:50 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall@rfk.com> wrote in message news:4.3.1.2.20020306151038.01d29ef8@pop.ma.ultranet.com... > At 03:01 PM 3/6/2002, Jeff Utz wrote: > >I am running cygwin under WinNT and Win2000. Is there any way to call cygwin > >and start a particular process? > > > >What I wish to do is check out stuff from a cvs repository on a regular > >basis to update the directories on my computer. > Actually, I did not specify the question correctly. What I want to is have the cygwin start a specific process. I think all I need to do is start bash with the --rcfile <filename option> and I can call my stuff from there. Thanks for you rapid response. Although it did not answer my question, it did get me going on the right path. Jeff > > > If you want to do this under Cygwin, look at the cron package. > > > > Larry Hall lhall@rfk.com > RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com > 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office > Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: Scheduled processes 2002-03-06 12:50 ` Jeff Utz @ 2002-03-06 14:03 ` Andrew DeFaria 0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: Andrew DeFaria @ 2002-03-06 14:03 UTC (permalink / raw) To: cygwin Jeff Utz wrote: > "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall@rfk.com> wrote in message > news:4.3.1.2.20020306151038.01d29ef8@pop.ma.ultranet.com... > >>At 03:01 PM 3/6/2002, Jeff Utz wrote: >> >>>I am running cygwin under WinNT and Win2000. Is there any way to call >>> > cygwin > >>>and start a particular process? >>> >>>What I wish to do is check out stuff from a cvs repository on a regular >>>basis to update the directories on my computer. >>> > > Actually, I did not specify the question correctly. What I want to is have > the cygwin start a specific process. That's one of the very things that cron is used for! Think of cron as the Task Scheduler for Unix ergo Cygwin. > > I think all I need to do is start bash with the --rcfile <filename option> > and I can call my stuff from there. > > Thanks for you rapid response. Although it did not answer my question, it > did get me going on the right path. > > Jeff > >> >>If you want to do this under Cygwin, look at the cron package. >> >> >> >>Larry Hall lhall@rfk.com >>RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com >>838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office >>Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX >> >> >>-- >>Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >>Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html >>Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html >>FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ >> >> >> > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
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