Nellis, Kenneth sent the following at Wednesday, December 21, 2016 9:11 AM >Thanx to all who responded to my query... >> On 12/20/16, Nellis, Kenneth wrote: >> > How to open a web page (remote or local) or launch IE from the >> > mintty/bash command line? > >I've tried all the suggestions and the same thing happens: IE flashes on >the screen and immediately disappears. Indeed, IE is my default browser. > >I suspect the issue is that some required DLLs are not in my PATH. >Indeed, my Cygwin PATH is a pruned version of my Windows PATH. If you have a Windows shortcut to IE, try cygstart "C:\[path to shortcut]\Internet Explorer.lnk" For the record, these work for me: cygstart "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" cygstart "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "http://www.google.com" - Barry Disclaimer: Statements made herein are not made on behalf of NIAID. ТÒÐÐ¥&ö&ÆVÒ&W÷'G3¢‡GG¢òö7–wv–âæ6öÒ÷&ö&ÆV×2æ‡FÖÀФd¢‡GG¢òö7–wv–âæ6öÒöfðФFö7VÖVçFF–ö㢇GG¢òö7–wv–âæ6öÒöFö72æ‡FÖÀÐ¥Vç7V'67&–&R–æfó¢‡GG¢òö7–wv–âæ6öÒöÖÂò7Vç7V'67&–&R×6–×ÆPРÐ