cygwin question

[Special K]

I installed cygwin because I wanted a way to use UNIX commands at a windows command prompt. The only problem is, whenever I open the cygwin bash shell, I can't navigate outside the /home directory it creates inside it's installation folder. Is there a way to use cygwin's bash shell to navigate to any folder on my computer?

If not, is there any other utility that would give me UNIX command functionality at a windows command prompt?

 

[Rilex]

There is Services For Unix 3.5 (or Windows 2003 R2), or UNIX utilities for Windows......etc.

 

[xtknight]

Yes. Try MinGW. cd /c will go to C:\, and so on.

 

[xcript]

ls /cygdrive

If you add the cygwin bin directory (ie. c:\cygwin\bin) to your %PATH% you'll be able to use the commands via CMD.

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: xcript
ls /cygdrive

If you add the cygwin bin directory (ie. c:\cygwin\bin) to your %PATH% you'll be able to use the commands via CMD.

Is %PATH% something within windows, or within cygwin? How exactly do I do what you are describing?

Sorry, this is all pretty new to me.

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: Special K

Originally posted by: xcript
ls /cygdrive

If you add the cygwin bin directory (ie. c:\cygwin\bin) to your %PATH% you'll be able to use the commands via CMD.

Is %PATH% something within windows, or within cygwin? How exactly do I do what you are describing?

Sorry, this is all pretty new to me.

My Computer -> Properties -> Advanced -> Environment Variables -> System Variables -> Path -> Edit

Prepend the cygwin bin path (suffixed with a semicolon). It might look something like this when you're done:

C:\cygwin\bin;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem

 

[sciencewhiz]

Originally posted by: xcript
ls /cygdrive

If you add the cygwin bin directory (ie. c:\cygwin\bin) to your %PATH% you'll be able to use the commands via CMD.

Who in their right mind would want to use CMD when you have bash availible?

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: sciencewhiz

Originally posted by: xcript
ls /cygdrive

If you add the cygwin bin directory (ie. c:\cygwin\bin) to your %PATH% you'll be able to use the commands via CMD.

Who in their right mind would want to use CMD when you have bash availible?

Well how do I navigate outside of the cygwin /home directory through bash? That was part of my orginal question. The highest level I can go in bash is /home. I can't go to C:\, for example.

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: Special K

Originally posted by: sciencewhiz

Originally posted by: xcript
ls /cygdrive

If you add the cygwin bin directory (ie. c:\cygwin\bin) to your %PATH% you'll be able to use the commands via CMD.

Who in their right mind would want to use CMD when you have bash availible?

Well how do I navigate outside of the cygwin /home directory through bash? That was part of my orginal question. The highest level I can go in bash is /home. I can't go to C:\, for example.

Did you try as I suggested and "ls /cygdrive"?

 

[Special K]

Originally posted by: xcript

Originally posted by: Special K

Originally posted by: sciencewhiz

Originally posted by: xcript
ls /cygdrive

If you add the cygwin bin directory (ie. c:\cygwin\bin) to your %PATH% you'll be able to use the commands via CMD.

Who in their right mind would want to use CMD when you have bash availible?

Well how do I navigate outside of the cygwin /home directory through bash? That was part of my orginal question. The highest level I can go in bash is /home. I can't go to C:\, for example.

Did you try as I suggested and "ls /cygdrive"?

Ah, ok, that works.

Now how do I configure bash to always start there instead of in /home?

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: Special K

Originally posted by: xcript

Originally posted by: Special K

Originally posted by: sciencewhiz

Originally posted by: xcript
ls /cygdrive

If you add the cygwin bin directory (ie. c:\cygwin\bin) to your %PATH% you'll be able to use the commands via CMD.

Who in their right mind would want to use CMD when you have bash availible?

Well how do I navigate outside of the cygwin /home directory through bash? That was part of my orginal question. The highest level I can go in bash is /home. I can't go to C:\, for example.

Did you try as I suggested and "ls /cygdrive"?

Ah, ok, that works.

Now how do I configure bash to always start there instead of in /home?

echo cd /cygdrive >>~/.bashrc