Difference of Cygwin and Cmd

[CiaronJohn]

I tried using the code in the past thread:

I edited the demo part.

#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include "ex.au3"

Local $cmdtext

;~ $pCmd = Run( "cmd.exe" )
;~ $pCmd = ProcessExists( "mintty.exe" )
$pCmd = ProcessExists( "cmd.exe" )
Sleep(1000)
$hCmd = _CmdGetWindow($pCmd)
$hCon = _CmdAttachConsole( $pCmd )

;~ If _CmdWaitFor( $hCmd, $hCon, "Microsoft Corp", 100 ) Then
;~ If _CmdWaitFor( $hCmd, $hCon, "$ ", 100 ) Then
    $cmdtext = _CmdGetText( $hCon, True )

I can get the cmd prompt even though it is already running, but cygwin I cannot.

Whats the difference maybe? thanks.

 

 

 

[junkew]

How do you start cygwin? What can you see with processlist and winlist command? What are spy tools giving for information about the cygwin window.

Cygwin can pipe output to /dev/clipboard so with clipget you can get it back in autoit

Edited December 10, 2019 by junkew

[CiaronJohn]

Hi @junkew,

Thanks!

I manually start cygwin.

I tried editing this function.

Func _CmdGetStdHandle($nHandle)
;~     Local $aRet = DllCall("kernel32.dll", "hwnd", "GetStdHandle", "dword", $nHandle)
    Local $aRet = DllCall("C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll", "hwnd", "_get_osfhandle", "dword", $nHandle)
    If @error Then Return SetError(@error, @extended, $INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
    Return $aRet[0]
EndFunc ; _CmdGetStdHandle()

But i don't know its equivalent to cygwin.  there are also constant outputs declared in the past thread posted above.

Global Const $STD_INPUT_HANDLE = -10
Global Const $STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = -11
Global Const $STD_ERROR_HANDLE = -12

i also do not know how to get it.

[ViciousXUSMC]

Just a FYI related to the thread but not an answer to the question.

If you use Windows 10, it has native Linux support now right thru the Windows CMD terminal after you enable the features needed.

I am not sure your actual goal, if you just are doing this for fun or trying to use it for some kind of purpose.  But if the later this might be a good solution for you.

[junkew]

Pipe the output to stdout and stderr to a file and just read the file

Yourcommand.exe > file.txt 2>&1

[CiaronJohn]

Hi @junkew, and @ViciousXUSMC

Thanks!

The purpose of reading the cygwin is to check if cleaning the software is done, see screenshot below.

 

[CiaronJohn]

Thanks @junkew,

i created function to check output File.

This solved my problem.

Func _JAE_Check_OutPutFile($sOutputFile)
    Local    $iRetOutputFile, _
                $iFileSize

    $iRetOutputFile = 0
    While (1)
        ; Sleep for 2 seconds
        Sleep(2000)
        $iFileSize = FileGetSize($sOutputFile)
        ; FileSize will be >0 if done writing
        If $iFileSize > 0 Then
            $iRetOutputFile = 1
            ExitLoop
        EndIf
    WEnd
    Return $iRetOutputFile
EndFunc        ; ==>_JAE_Check_OutPutFile

[junkew]

Be aware you should check for filesize is not growing for nn seconds. Checking for not 0 will probably not work properly when files will be growing bigger.

[CiaronJohn]

In my cygwin, file will only have a filesize once the command is finish, if it is not yet done, it is still in 0 byte.