Cygwin Setup Terminals

Overview

All terminal scripts for a default cygwin installation should be placed in /home/<username>/bin. If the "bin" directory does not exist, create it.

Default rxvt Terminal

1. Create /home/ovidiu/bin/cygwin-rxvt.bat

{{{ @echo off

C: chdir C:\cygwin\bin

start rxvt -sr -sl 10000 -geometry 120x60 -fg gray -bg black -fn "-b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-0-0-10-10-m-0-iso8859-2" -e /bin/bash --login -i }}}

2. Make it executable:

{{{ cd ~/bin chmod a+x cygwin-rxvt.bat }}}

3. Copy and paste the existing desktop Cygwin Terminal icon, place the copy on the desktop.

4. Edit the copy of the icon as follows:

• General tab - Name: cygwin
• Shortcut tab - Target: C:\cygwin\home\ovidiu\bin\cygwin-rxvt.bat
• Shortcut tab - Start in: C:\cygwin\home\ovidiu

5. Drag the icon to quick-launch and then delete the icon from the desktop.

6. Optional - if you don't like the icon, copy the .ico from the current machine into C:\cygwin\home\ovidiu\bin and change the icon on the shortcut.

!!!Large Fonts rxvt Terminal

1. Create /home/ovidiu/bin/cygwin-rxvt-large-fonts.bat

{{{ @echo off

C: chdir C:\cygwin\bin

start rxvt -sr -sl 10000 -geometry 120x60 -fg black -bg white -fn -*-lucidatypewriter-medium-*-*-*-18-*-*-*-*-*-*-* -e /bin/bash --login -i }}}

2. Make it executable:

{{{ cd ~/bin chmod a+x cygwin-rxvt-large-fonts.bat }}}

3. Copy and paste the existing desktop Cygwin Terminal icon, place the copy on the desktop.

4. Edit the copy of the icon as follows:

• General tab - Name: cygwin (winterm)
• Shortcut tab - Target: C:\cygwin\home\ovidiu\bin\cygwin-rxvt-large-fonts.bat
• Shortcut tab - Start in: C:\cygwin\home\ovidiu

5. Drag the icon to quick-launch and then delete the icon from the desktop.

6. Optional - if you don't like the icon, copy the .ico from the current machine into C:\cygwin\home\ovidiu\bin and change the icon on the shortcut.

!!!Windows Native Terminal

1. Create /home/ovidiu/bin/cygwin-winterm.bat

{{{ @echo off

C: chdir C:\cygwin\bin

bash --login -i }}}

2. Make it executable:

{{{ cd ~/bin chmod a+x cygwin-winterm.bat }}}

3. Copy and paste the existing desktop Cygwin Terminal icon, place the copy on the desktop.

4. Edit the copy of the icon as follows:

• General tab - Name: cygwin (large fonts)
• Shortcut tab - Target: C:\cygwin\home\ovidiu\bin\cygwin-winterm.bat
• Shortcut tab - Start in: C:\cygwin\home\ovidiu

5. Drag the icon to quick-launch and then delete the icon from the desktop.

6. Optional - if you don't like the icon, copy the .ico from the current machine into C:\cygwin\home\ovidiu\bin and change the icon on the shortcut.