xterm

[Larry Hall (Cygwin X)]

Cole Radcliffe wrote:
> When I try to run "xterm -e /usr/bin/bash -l" from the cygwin shell I
> get an error that says "xterm Xt error: "Can't open display" "DISPLAY
> is not set"


Make sure the X server is running first (run 'startxwin').


> Also, how can I get the replies to this message e-mailed to me?


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