Re: launching sh/bash from windows console (cmd) results in application Segmentation Faults

[Maximus5 <ConEmu.Maximus5@gmail.com>]

Scott Mitchell <scott.kevin.mitchell <at> gmail.com> writes:

> I am not sure if the is relevant but the "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"
> I have been using is a 32 bit executable as reported by cygwin:
> $ file cmd.exe
> cmd.exe: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
> 
> I am not sure if this is an alternative and I don't have any
> alternatives other than "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe" which is also
> reported as 32 bit.

That is because of redirection in Windows x64.
When you need to access (or run) any 64-bit windows app in system folder
from any 32-bit app, you need to use "sysnative" alias.

$ file /c/windows/sysnative/cmd.exe
/c/windows/sysnative/cmd.exe: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS 
Windows



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