From: Lee <ler762@gmail.com>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: open IE from command line
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:20:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAD8GWsu+LWdrLnVJFiteAvK3O1+LOBe08y2anPnPGqk7mTTOSw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <0D835E9B9CD07F40A48423F80D3B5A704BBD5906@USA7109MB022.na.xerox.net>
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 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"
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-12-20 17:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-12-20 16:15 Nellis, Kenneth
2016-12-20 17:20 ` Lee [this message]
2016-12-20 22:10 ` cyg Simple
2016-12-20 22:51 ` Andrey Repin
2016-12-20 23:32 ` Eliot Moss
2016-12-21 0:50 ` Lee
2016-12-21 14:11 ` Nellis, Kenneth
2016-12-21 14:46 ` Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E]
2016-12-21 16:14 ` Lee
2016-12-21 17:01 ` Nellis, Kenneth
2016-12-22 1:04 ` Doug Henderson
2016-12-22 1:25 ` Doug Henderson
2016-12-22 13:43 ` Nellis, Kenneth
2016-12-22 13:54 ` cyg Simple
2016-12-22 13:51 ` cyg Simple
2016-12-22 14:26 ` Nellis, Kenneth
2016-12-22 15:51 ` Andrey Repin
2016-12-22 20:56 ` Nellis, Kenneth
2016-12-22 18:14 ` Brian Inglis
2016-12-21 7:30 ` Brian Inglis
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