Using startx script without opening cygwin bash command window
Milos Komarcevic
mk329@cam.ac.uk
Sat Jan 24 20:34:00 GMT 2004
> My question is this... I currently open Cygwin's bash shell window and
>type startx to start up my X server. (I use the windowless option to avoid
>the ugly background.) But this leaves me with a bash shell that I don't
>use. I use my X shell windows. Is there a way to start the X server with
>all the options I am currently getting via my startx script without opening
>a bash shell window?
Why not use already provided startxwin.bat in (/usr/X11R6/bin)?
You get it by installing the XFree86-startup-scripts package.
Just add -multiwindow -clipboard and comment out the xterm instance
Regards,
Milos
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