Re: open IE from command line

[Eliot Moss <moss@cs.umass.edu>]

On 12/20/2016 5:38 PM, Andrey Repin wrote:
> Greetings, Lee!
>
>>> How to open a web page (remote or local) or launch IE from the mintty/bash
>>> command line?
>>>
>>> I've tried the following:
>>>
>>> $ cygstart "http://www.google.com"
>>> $ cygstart index.html # local page
>>> $ "/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Internet Explorer/iexplore.exe"
>>> $ cygstart "/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Internet Explorer/iexplore.exe"
>>>
>>> If IE is already open, the first two examples work, but otherwise,
>>> for all 4, IE flashes a window, which immediately closes.
>
>> how about
>> cmd /c "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"  "www.google.com"
>
> I'd say,
>
> cmd /c start "" https://google.com/

Both seem to start the *default* browser, in my case, Firefox.
You need to be explicit if you want IE and it's not your default.

Regards -- Eliot Moss

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