cygstart --help (cygutils 1.4.14)

cygstart is part of cygutils version 1.4.14
cygstart was originally authored by Michael Schaap

Let Windows start a program or open a file or URL.

Usage: cygstart [OPTION]... FILE [ARGUMENTS]

Action options
  -a, --action=STRING        Use specified action instead of default
  -o, --open                 Short for: --action open
  -x, --explore              Short for: --action explore
  -e, --edit                 Short for: --action edit
  -f, --find                 Short for: --action find
  -p, --print                Short for: --action print

Directory options
  -d, --directory=STRING     Set working directory

Show options
      --hide                 Hides the window and activates another window
      --maximize             Maximizes the specified window
      --minimize             Minimizes the specified window and activates the next top-level window in the z-order
      --restore              Activates and displays the window. If the window is minimized or maximized, Windows restores it to its original size and position. An
                             application should specify this flag when restoring a minimized window
      --show                 Activates the window and displays it in its current size and position
      --showmaximized        Activates the window and displays it as a maximized window
      --showminimized        Activates the window and displays it as a minimized window
      --showminnoactive      Displays the window as a minimized window. The active window remains active
      --showna               Displays the window in its current state. The active window remains active
      --shownoactivate       Displays a window in its most recent size and position. The active window remains active
      --shownormal           Activates and displays a window. If the window is minimized or maximized, Windows restores it to its original size and position. An
                             application should specify this flag when displaying the window for the first time

Startup options
  -w, --wait                 Waits until the started application terminates before exiting.

Troubleshooting options
  -v, --verbose              Show the actual ShellExecute call made

Help options
  -?, --help                 Show this help message
      --usage                Display brief usage message
      --version              Display version information
      --license              Display licensing information
      --reference            Open MSDN reference for ShellExecute

With thanks to MSDN: <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb762153%28VS.85%29.aspx>

Please report any bugs to <cygwin(at)cygwin.com>.