Answer by stevesliva for How do I get Cygwin xterm to use bash and not sh?
I had the same issue with sh launching, but managed a different workaround after having issues with /etc/shellsI also wanted to get rid of the default white /bin/sh xterm that startxwin.exe created.It...
View ArticleAnswer by jcockrel for How do I get Cygwin xterm to use bash and not sh?
I had /etc/shells already (upgraded from ??? to 1.7.29), might have been new with upgrade, but still didn't work (xterm running sh instead of bash). Changed permissions on bash to fix. It was 700...
View ArticleAnswer by Chris Baker for How do I get Cygwin xterm to use bash and not sh?
xterm seems to need the /etc/shells file to be present to work. Add an /etc/shells file with the following contents:# /etc/shells: valid login...
View ArticleAnswer by Stephen Quan for How do I get Cygwin xterm to use bash and not sh?
(Removed answer regarding /etc/passwd)I tried your command on my cygwin and got the same behavior, i.e. xterm loaded with /bin/sh.However, if I simply ran startxwin.exe directly, I get an xterm loaded...
View ArticleAnswer by Sandeep for How do I get Cygwin xterm to use bash and not sh?
Run following command to set bash as default shell. set shell=C:/cygwin/bin/bashNote path C:/cygwin/bin/bash may vary.
View ArticleHow do I get Cygwin xterm to use bash and not sh?
Just updated cygwin to 1.7.28 on Windows 7.Previously when starting X, the xterm would open with bash. For some reason it is now opening with sh?What configuration changes do I need to make so that...
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